(HC)Castaneda

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ISAAC SCOTT CASTANEDA, Case No. 1:20-cv-00377-NONE-JDP Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

DENY PETITIONER’S MOTION TO STAY

v. AND HOLD PETITION IN ABEYANCE STU SHERMAN, OBJECTIONS DUE IN THIRTY DAYS Respondent. ECF No. 2 ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S

MOTIONS FOR INTERVENTION IN STATE

COURT PROCEEDINGS AND FOR A

DECLARATORY JUDGMENT

18 ECF No. 13

ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER’S

MOTION TO AMEND PETITION ECF No. 13 22 Petitioner Isaac Scott Castaneda, a state prisoner without counsel, petitions for a writ of 23 habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. ECF No. 1. Petitioner alleges three grounds for relief:

1 As we stated previously, the petition appears untimely. ECF No. 9. However, petitioner alleges that he is innocent of the crimes of which he was convicted. ECF No.…