Martinez
(HC) Griffin v. Martinez
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROBERT LEE GRIFFIN, No. 1:17-cv-01137-DAD-HBK Petitioner, v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
JOEL D. MARTINEZ, Warden, (Doc. No. 37) Respondent.
16 Petitioner Robert Lee Griffin is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a petition for a 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 August 23, 2017, petitioner’s application for a federal writ for habeas corpus was filed with this court. (Doc. No. 1.) This original petition contained four1 timely and exhausted claims which alleged errors by the trial court. (Id.) On October 12, 2017, petitioner moved to stay and hold this federal habeas action in abeyance so he could seek to exhaust additional, newly- discovered claims in state court. (Doc. No. 9.) On March 29, 2018 findings and