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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

11 DOUGLAS WALKER, ) Case No.: 1:21-cv-01412-JLT-BAK (SAB) (HC) ) Petitioner, ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO ) DENY MOTION FOR STAY AND TO DISMISS v. ) GROUNDS ONE, THREE, AND FOUR FOR ) FAILURE TO EXHAUST BRIAN CATES, Warden, ) Respondent. ) (Doc. 7) ) ) [TWENTY-ONE DAY OBJECTION DEADLINE] )

Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On September 23, 2021, Petitioner filed the instant petition for writ of habeas corpus. (Doc. 1.) On October 18, 2021, Petitioner filed a motion for a stay and abeyance of the proceedings pursuant to Rhines v. Weber, 544 U.S. 269 (2005). (Doc. 7.) The Court directed Respondent to respond to the motion for stay and abeyance. (Doc. 9.) On November 29, 2021, Respondent filed an…