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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 CHRISTOPHER ALLAN TOBIN, Case No. 1:18-cv-01375-NONE-SAB Petitioner, DEATH PENALTY CASE v. ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER’S

UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION

RONALD DAVIS, Warden of San Quentin OF TIME TO FILE MOTION FOR STAY State Prison, AND ABEYANCE 14 Respondent. (ECF No. 43)

18 Before the Court is a motion brought by Petitioner, through counsel, Assistant Federal Defenders Samuel Sweeney and Karl Saddlemire, to extend the deadline for filing his motion for stay and abeyance pursuant to Rhines v. Webber, 544 U.S. 269 (2005) from June 26, 2021 to August 27, 2021. This extension of time is necessary due to Mr. Sweeney’s responsibilities in other matters, Mr. Saddlemire’s recent substitution- in as appointed co-counsel and consequent need to familiarize himself with the proceeding, and the California Supreme Court’s anticipated July 2021 decision in In Re Friend, S256914 providing guidance on the nature and scope of 26 …