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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KEVIN POTTS, Case No. 1:20-cv-01236-NONE-HBK Petitioner, ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER’S

MOTION FOR STAY AND ABEYANCE

v. (Doc. No. 33) J. GASTELO,

ORDER DIRECTING RESPONDENT TO

Respondent. PROVIDE STATUS REPORTS AND TO

LODGE STATE COURT RECORD

17 Petitioner Kevin Potts, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, seeks a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. No. 1). Petitioner is proceeding on his first amended petition. (Doc. No. 19). Before the Court is Petitioner’s motion for a stay and abeyance under Rhines. (Doc. No. 33); Rhines v. Weber, 544 U.S. 269 (2005). The Court ordered Respondent to respond to the motion to stay. (Doc. No. 34). Respondent filed an opposition to Petitioner’s motion to stay (Doc. No. 37), and Petitioner filed a reply. (Doc. No. 38). The undersigned grants Petitioner’s motion to stay. I. BACKGROUND The petition challenges Petitioner’s October 30, 2018…