Cooper
Cooper v. State
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 GREGORY COOPER, Case No. 24-cv-04343-RMI
Petitioner,
ORDER TO STAY PROCEEDINGS
v. AND ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSE
THE CASE
STATE, Re: Dkt. No. 9 Respondent.
12 Petitioner, a California prisoner, filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The original petition was dismissed with leave to amend, and Petition has filed a motion for a stay. (dkt. 9). BACKGROUND In 2002, Petitioner was convicted by a jury of murder and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Copper v. Mayfi, Case No. 06-4872 MJJ. A prior habeas petition was denied on the merits. (Id.; dkt. 15). Petitioner was resentenced on September 5, 2023. (dkt. 1 at 3). He appealed the resentencing. (dkt. 1 at 7). Petitioner also sought permission from the Ninth Circuit to file a successive petition. (dkt. 5). The Ninth Circuit transferred the petition to this Court, because Petitioner does not need permission to…