Allen

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LACHANCE L. THOMAS, Case No. 1:23-cv-00690-EPG-HC

Petitioner, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY

PETITION SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED

v. FOR FAILURE TO EXHAUST STATE

JUDICIAL REMEDIES

T. ALLEN, Respondent.

15 Petitioner Lachance L. Thomas is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. I. BACKGROUND On December 29, 2022, Petitioner filed the instant federal habeas petition challenging his 2017 Fresno County Superior Court convictions in the Sacramento Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. (ECF No. 1.) Subsequently, the petition was transferred to the Fresno Division. (ECF No. 11.) Petitioner has moved for stay and abeyance of his petition while his unexhausted claims are pending in state court. (ECF Nos. 7, 14.) II. DISCUSSION Rule 4 of…