Diaz
(HC) Donovan v. Diaz
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JEREMIAH DONOVAN, No. 1:20-cv-00694-DAD-EPG (HC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
RALPH DIAZ, (Doc. Nos. 2, 9) Defendant.
16 Petitioner Jeremiah Donovan is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On June 15, 2020, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations, recommending that petitioner’s motion for stay and abeyance pursuant to Rhines v. Weber, 544 U.S. 269 (2005) (Doc. No. 2) be granted, that petitioner be granted leave to file a first amended petition setting forth both his exhausted and unexhausted claims for relief, and for good cause shown,1 staying the mixed first amended petition. (Doc. No. 9.) These findings and