Scott V. Santoro

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JAMES SCOTT, Case No. 25-cv-05202-AMO (PR)

Petitioner, ORDER VACATING NOVEMBER 17, 2025

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE, STAYING

v. HABEAS PROCEEDINGS; AND

DIRECTING PETITIONER TO FILE

KELLY SANTORO, Acting Warden, QUARTERLY STATUS REPORTS Respondent. Re: Dkt. No.

Petitioner James Scott, a prisoner currently incarcerated at Salinas Valley State Prison, 13 filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, representing himself. Dkt. 12. 14 On November 17, 2025, the Court issued its Order to Show Cause and granted his motion for 15 leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Dkt. 13. 16 Before the Court is Scott’s request for a stay and abeyance, in which he admits that his 17 petition contains only unexhausted claims that have not been exhausted before the state courts. 18 See Dkt. 2 at 1-2. Scott has also attached his state supreme court habeas petition, see Dkt. 1 at 77- 19 85, which he claims he submitted to the state supreme court “simultaneously to…