(HC)West
(HC)West v. Attorney General of the State of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
KENNETH JAMES WEST, Case No. 1:22-cv-00172-ADA-CDB (HC)
Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO
GRANT PETITIONER’S UNOPPOSED MOTION
v. FOR STAY
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF (Doc. 30)
CALIFORNIA,
FOURTEEN-DAY DEADLINE
Respondent. 16
Background Petitioner Kenneth James West (“Petitioner”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On March 15, 2022, Petitioner filed a first amended petition for writ of habeas corpus. (Doc. 14). Respondent filed a motion to dismiss on July 22, 2022. (Doc. 19). Petitioner filed a response on August 11, 2022. (Doc. 22). On November 30, 2022, the Court issued findings and recommendations to grant Respondent’s motion to dismiss. (Doc. 27). The Court found Petitioner had failed to exhaust several of his ineffective assistance of counsel and Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment claims. Id. at 4-5. The Court found Petitioner did exhaust…