Branden Edward Shumate v. Kathleen Allison

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No. 8:22-cv-01876-JLS-SSC Date: September 26, 2025 Title Branden Edward Shumate v. Kathleen Allison

Present: The Honorable Stephanie S. Christensen, U.S. Magistrate Judge

Teagan Snyder n/a Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder

Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: Attorneys Present for Defendants: None Present None Present

Proceedings: (IN CHAMBERS) Order to Show Cause Why the Rhines Stay Should Not Be Lifted and Requiring Detailed Status Report as to Petitioner’s Exhaustion Efforts

Nearly three years ago, on October 7, 2022, pro se Petitioner Branden Edward Shumate filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus by a person in state custody pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, along with a motion to stay these proceedings pending Petitioner’s exhaustion of his claims in the state courts. (ECF 1; ECF 3; ECF 4.) The stay motion and petition listed more than a dozen unexhausted claims. (ECF 4.)

As a matter of comity, a federal court will not entertain a § 2254 habeas corpus petition unless the petitioner has exhausted the available state judicial remedies…