Robertson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANTHONY A. SANCHEZ, ) Case No.: 1:21-cv-00480-DAD-JLT (HC) ) Petitioner, ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION TO ) DISMISS PETITION v. ) ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION TO JIM ROBERTSON, ) DENY PETITIONER’S MOTION FOR STAY OF Respondent. ) PROCEEDINGS (Doc. 1) ) ) [TWENTY-ONE DAY DEADLINE]

On March 16, 2021, Petitioner filed a motion for stay and abeyance (Doc. 1) and filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus on May 3, 2021 (Doc. 8). Pursuant to the Court’s order, Respondent filed an opposition to the motion to stay on June 9, 2021. (Doc. 12.) Petitioner filed a reply on July 19, 2021. (Doc. 16.) Respondent contends that this Court should abstain from interfering with the ongoing state proceedings pursuant to Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37 (1971), and dismiss the habeas petition as unexhausted. (See Doc. 12.) The Court recommends that Petitioner’s motion for a stay be DENIED and the petition be…