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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PETER CASEY CRUZ, Case No. 1:18-cv-01360-JLT-CDB (HC)

Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

DENY PETITIONER’S MOTION TO STAY

v. 14-DAY DEADLINE BRANDON PRICE, (Doc. 76) Respondent.

Relevant Background On May 17, 2024, the undersigned issued findings and recommendations to 1) deny the motion of Petitioner Peter Casey Cruz for leave to amend the petition, and 2) dismiss the petition. (Doc. 56). As the parties are familiar with the background and procedural posture of the case as summarized in those findings and recommendations (see id. at 1-7), the Court incorporates that background here. Following issuance of the findings and recommendations and before the time to file objections had expired, retained counsel for Petitioner moved to withdraw. (Doc. 61). Following hearing and oral argument, the Court granted counsel’s unopposed motion to withdraw. (Docs. 64, 65). On August 10, 2024, newly appointed counsel for Petitioner (Andrea R. St.…