White

I. BACKGROUND

17 According to the petition, Petitioner was found guilty by a jury in Alameda County 18 Superior Court of murder, shooting from a motor vehicle, unlawful firearm activity, and carrying a 19 loaded firearm on one’s person in a city. Pet. ¶¶ 2–13. On October 13, 2022, Petitioner was 20 sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, three years in state prison, and one year in 21 county jail. Pet. ¶ 15. Petitioner appealed the matter to the state appellate and high courts. Pet. 22 ¶¶ 17-21. The California Court of Appeal remanded for the “limited purpose of correcting the 23 sentencing minute order and abstract of judgment.” Pet. ¶ 18. However, the judgment was 24 otherwise affirmed, so the appeals were without success. Pet. ¶¶ 17–21. The California Supreme 25 Court denied review on July 31, 2024. Pet. ¶ 21. On October 29, 2025, Petitioner filed a writ of 26 habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging his conviction. See Pet. On the same 27 day, Petitioner moved to stay and abey his petition so that he may exhaust his unexhausted claim.

II. LEGAL STANDARD

1 A federal court may consider claims presented in a habeas petition only where…