Martinez
(HC) Griffin v. Martinez
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROBERT LEE GRIFFIN, Case No. 1:17-cv-01137-DAD-JDP Petitioner, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY PETITION
SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR
v. FAILURE TO PROSECUTE AND FAILURE
TO COMPLY WITH A COURT ORDER
JOEL D. MARTINEZ,
OBJECTIONS DUE IN FOURTEEN DAYS
Respondent. ECF No. 19 16 Petitioner Robert Lee Griffin, a state prisoner without counsel, seeks a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. ECF No. 1. On June 25, 2018, the court granted petitioner’s motion to stay his petition and hold it in abeyance, pending exhaustion of his state court remedies. ECF No. 19. Petitioner was ordered to file a status report every 90 days, detailing his progress in exhausting his claims. Id. at 2. Petitioner was ordered to file a motion to lift the stay and an amended petition within 30 days of the California Supreme Court issuing a final order resolving his unexhausted claims. Id. The court may dismiss a case for plaintiff’s failure…