Sullivan

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CORNELIUS L. JONES, No. 2:19-cv-1160 WBS DB P Petitioner, v. ORDER W. J. SULLIVAN, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner challenges his 2014 convictions for attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and assault likely to cause great bodily injury. Presently before the court is petitioner’s renewed motion for stay. (ECF No. 13.) I. Motion for Stay Petitioner initiated this action by filing the original petition on June 24, 2019. (ECF No. 1.) After filing the original petition, petitioner filed a motion to amend along with a proposed amended petition. (ECF Nos. 6, 7.) The court granted the motion to amend and determined it would screen the petition by separate order. (ECF No. 12.) Thereafter, petitioner filed a motion seeking a stay pursuant to Rhines v. Weber, 544 U.S. 269…