Matteson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 COLUMBUS ALLEN, JR., No. 2:23-cv-02706-KJM-EFB (HC) Petitioner, v. ORDER G. MATTESON, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this habeas action on November 20, 2023, challenging a July 2023 resentencing judgment for a 2010 conviction. ECF No. 1; see ECF No. 13. Petitioner subsequently filed two motions to stay this action pending his appeal of the new sentence in state court, citing the relevant doctrine in Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37 (1971). ECF Nos. 5 & 6. On January 21, 2025, respondent filed a statement of non-opposition to both motions, reasoning that a stay seemed appropriate during appellate proceedings that may affect this action. ECF No. 13. The undersigned agrees, and good cause appearing, will grant petitioner’s request to stay this federal habeas action until his state appeals have concluded. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that: 1. Petitioner’s unopposed motions to…