Arnold

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TION ALONZO HILL, No. 2:17-cv-2200 AC P Petitioner, v. ORDER ERIC ARNOLD, Warden Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, has filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. ECF No. 1. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. By separate order, respondent will be directed to file an answer to the petition. This order is intended to clarify the status of the case. Petitioner filed the instant petition on October 20, 2017. ECF No. 1. Shortly thereafter, on November 8, 2017, petitioner filed a motion to stay and abey the petition pursuant to Rhines v. Weber, 544 U.S. 269 (2005). ECF No. 3. That motion was denied, and petitioner was directed to do one of the following: (a) file a motion to stay pursuant to Kelly v. Small, 315 F.3d 1063 (9th Cir. 2003), (b) file…