Warden

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WAYNE TAYLOR III, No. 2:25-cv-0398 TLN AC P Petitioner, v. ORDER WARDEN, et al., Respondents. 16 Petitioner is a California state prisoner proceeding pro se with an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Pending before the court are respondent’s motion to dismiss and petitioner’s motions for discovery, to strike, for an evidentiary hearing, and several notices. ECF Nos. 13, 30, 34, 36, 39, 40, 44, 45, 49. For the reasons discussed below, the court will deny petitioner’s motions for discovery and an evidentiary hearing, grant petitioner’s motion to strike, and defer ruling on respondent’s motion to dismiss. I. Background Defendants filed a motion to dismiss arguing, among other things, that the petition should be dismissed because petitioner failed to exhaust state judicial remedies. ECF No. 13. The same day, the court received a notice from petitioner informing the court…