Burton

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JAMES MICHAEL FECI, No. 2:20-cv-00878-KJM-CKD P 12 Petitioner, 13 v. ORDER AND 14 ROBERT BURTON, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 15 Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this habeas corpus action filed pursuant 18 to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Currently pending before the court is petitioner’s motion to stay these 19 proceedings in order to exhaust his state court remedies, and respondent’s motion to dismiss 20 claims 2, 3, and 4 of petitioner’s habeas corpus application. ECF Nos. 6, 10. The motions have 21 been fully briefed in accordance with a supplemental briefing schedule ordered on September 17, 22 2020. ECF No. 19. For the reasons discussed below, the undersigned recommends granting 23 respondent’s motion to dismiss and denying petitioner’s motion for a stay pursuant to Rhines v. 24 Weber, 544 U.S. 269 (2005).1 The court further recommends granting petitioner a stay of these 25 proceedings pursuant to Kelly v.…