Pollard

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 DARIUS ROMERO, No. 2:21-cv-0291 KJM AC P Petitioner, v. ORDER MARCUS POLLARD, WARDEN, Respondent. 15 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, seeks habeas relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. ECF No. 1. Respondent moved to dismiss the petition as wholly unexhausted. ECF No. 16. The motion is fully briefed. See ECF No. 26 (petitioner’s opposition), ECF No. 27 (respondent’s reply). Upon review, for the reasons explained below, the undersigned finds that respondent has failed to provide the record necessary for adjudication of the motion. The exhaustion of state court remedies is a prerequisite to federal habeas relief. 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b)(1); Cullen v. Pinholster, 563 U.S. 170, 182 (2011); Peterson v. Lampert, 319 F.3d 1153, 1155 (9th Cir. 2003) (en banc). A petitioner satisfies the exhaustion requirement by providing the highest state court with a full and fair opportunity to…