Pfeiffer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RAYMOND JOSEPH SALAZAR, No. 2:20-cv-1000 JAM AC P Petitioner, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS CHRISTIAN PFEIFFER, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed an application 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. For the reasons stated herein, the undersigned will recommend that this action be dismissed for failure to prosecute and for failure to obey court orders. On August 21, 2020, Respondent filed a motion to dismiss on grounds including the pendency of state court proceedings that would, if successful, render petitioner’s claims moot. ECF No. 11. Rather than proceeding to consider the merits of the motion, the undersigned ordered status reports on the progress of proceedings in San Joaquin Superior Court case number 26 …