Ruizpaz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CARLOS RUIZPAZ, Case No. 22-cv-05973-JD

Petitioner,

ORDER LIFTING STAY; REOPENING

v. CASE; AND FOR RESPONDENT TO

SHOW CAUSE

(WARDEN) SOLANO C. S. P.,

Respondent.

12 Carlos Ruizpaz, a state prisoner, filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner was convicted in Santa Clara County, which is in this district, so venue is proper here. See 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d). The petition was stayed so petitioner could exhaust further claims. Petitioner filed an amended petition and requests that the stay be lifted. BACKGROUND A jury found petitioner guilty of first-degree murder. People v. Ruizpaz, No. H044593, 2021 WL 2619692, at *1 (Cal. Ct. App. June 25, 2021). Petitioner was sentenced to a prison term of life without the possibility of parole. Id. The California Court of Appeal affirmed the conviction. Id. The California Supreme Court denied review. Dkt. No.…