Covello

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ERIC MINCHAK, No. 2:20-cv-00063 GGH P Petitioner, v. ORDER PATRICK COVELLO, Warden, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding through counsel, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. ECF No. 1. On January 8, 2020, petitioner filed a motion to stay and abey his federal habeas petition pursuant to Rhines v. Weber, 544 U.S. 269 (1995), in order to exhaust state court remedies on his ineffective assistance of counsel claim. ECF No. 2. The court will direct respondent to respond to the pending motion to stay. Petitioner has filed a habeas petition in the California Supreme Court setting forth the unexhausted claim. See ECF No. 2. If petitioner exhausts his claims in the California Supreme Court prior to this court’s resolution of the pending motion, petitioner is advised to file a notice of exhaustion in this court. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. …