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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LOUIS MAGEE, JR., Case No. 1:21-cv-01598-ADA-HBK (HC) Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

DENY PETITIONER’S MOTION FOR STAY

v. AND ABEYANCE1 OAK SMITH, ACTING WARDEN, FOURTEEN-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD Respondent. (Doc. Nos. 28) 16 17 18 19 Before the Court is Petitioner’s motion for a stay and abeyance. (Doc. No. 28). Respondent filed an opposition to Petitioner’s motion to stay. (Doc. No. 29). Petitioner did not file a reply. For the reasons set forth more fully below, the undersigned recommends denying Petitioner’s motion for stay and abeyance. BACKGROUND Petitioner Louis Magee, Jr., a state prisoner proceeding pro se, seeks a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. No. 1, “Petition”). Liberally construed, the Petition raises 27 1 This matter was referred to the undersigned pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302 (E.D. Cal. 2022). 1 …