(HC) Sosa v. Corcoran State Prison

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ALFRED R. SOSA, Case No. 1:21-cv-01094-HBK (HC) 12 Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

DENY PETITIONER’S MOTION TO STAY,

13 v. DISMISS THE PETITION FOR WRIT OF

HABEAS CORPUS, AND DECLINE TO

14 WARDEN OF CORCORAN STATE ISSUE A CERTIFICATE OF

PRISON, APPEALABILITY1

15 Respondent. FOURTEEN-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD 16 (Doc. Nos. 5, 8) 17

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO

18 ASSIGN CASE TO DISTRICT JUDGE 19 20 Petitioner Alfred R. Sosa, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, seeks a writ of habeas corpus 21 under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. No. 5, “Petition”). Before the Court is Petitioner’s motion for a 22 stay and abeyance under Rhines.2 (Doc. No. 8); Rhines v. Weber, 544 U.S. 269 (2005). The 23 Court ordered Respondent to respond to the motion to stay. (Doc. No. 16). Respondent filed an 24 opposition to Petitioner’s motion to stay (Doc. No. 18), and Petitioner filed a reply (Doc. No. 19).…