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Parties Involved:
On Habeas Corpus
Respondent
Ricardo Reyes
Petitioner

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RICARDO REYES,

Petitioner,

v.

ON HABEAS CORPUS,

Respondent.

1:15-cv-00013 LJO MJS HC 

ORDER DENYING, WITHOUT PREJUDICE,

MOTION REQUESTING DISCOVERY 

(Doc. 3)

Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas 

corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On January 5, 2015, Petitioner moved the Court 

for an order authorizing discovery, by subpoena, of surveillance footage relating to the 

disciplinary violation at issue. (ECF No. 3.)

This Court, in reviewing Petitioner's claims and determining if the state court 

decision was reasonable, may only rely upon the record before the state court. See

Cullen v. Pinholster, 131 S. Ct. 1388, 1398 (2011) ("We now hold that review under § 

2254(d)(1) is limited to the record that was before the state court that adjudicated the 

claim on the merits."). As such, further discovery is not warranted at this time. If, upon 

substantive review of the petition, the Court determines that discovery is necessary, it 

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will provide Petitioner the opportunity to obtain the discovery.

It is hereby ordered that Petitioner's motion requesting discovery be DENIED 

without prejudice. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 14, 2015 /s/Michael J. Seng 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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