(HC) Araujo v. Johnson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAVID ANGEL ARAUJO, No. 2:24-cv-01735-EFB (PC) Petitioner, v. ORDER JASON JOHNSON, Respondent. 16 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding with counsel in this petition for a writ of habeas corpus brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. ECF No. 1. He has filed a motion to stay the petition pending exhaustion of state court remedies. ECF No. 2. I. Background Petitioner was convicted of several state crimes related to domestic violence on September 24, 2021. ECF No. 1. He was sentenced on April 14, 2022 to four years in prison. Id. In the instant petition, petitioner raises three claims: (1) that he was deprived of due process by the giving of a certain jury instruction, (2) that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance, and (3) that the police and prosecutor committed misconduct. Id. His direct appeal was denied, and the California Supreme Court denied his petition for direct review on October 11,…