Martinez v. Thornell

1 WO 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 9 Gilbert Martinez, No. CV-20-00517-PHX-DJH 10 Petitioner, ORDER 11 v. DEATH PENALTY CASE 12 Ryan Thornell, et al., 13 Respondents. 14 15 Gilbert Martinez is an Arizona death row inmate seeking federal habeas relief. 16 Before the Court is his unopposed Motion for Stay and Abeyance (Doc. 76) and his Motion 17 for Authorization to Represent Petitioner in State Court (Doc. 72). Citing the United States 18 Supreme Court’s recent decision in Cruz v. Arizona, 598 U.S. 17, 20–21 (2023), Petitioner 19 seeks an order…