Jones

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAVID ARTHUR BROWAND, No. 2:21-cv-00184-JAM-EFB P Petitioner, v. ORDER CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF

CORRECTIONS AND

REHABILITATION, Respondent. 17 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in this petition for a writ of habeas corpus brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. His second amended petition was filed on January 5, 2022. ECF No. 23. He has filed a motion to stay the petition pending exhaustion of state court remedies. ECF No. 25. Respondent has filed a statement of non-opposition to the granting of a stay. ECF No. 26. I. Background On August 26, 2021, the court issued findings and a recommendation that the court grant respondent’s motion to dismiss the petition because it included unexhausted claims. ECF No. 17. The District Judge adopted that recommendation on October 14, 2020, allowing petitioner leave to file an amended petition containing only exhausted claims. ECF No. 19. …