Pfeiffer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

11 JOSE LUIS LARA, ) Case No.: 1:23-cv-01176-SKO (HC) ) Petitioner, ) ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR STAY AND ) ABEYANCE v. ) ) [THIRTY DAY DEADLINE] CHRISTIAN PFEIFFER, Acting Warden, ) Respondent. ) ) 16 ) 17 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He is represented in this action by Aaron Spolin, Esq. On August 7, 2023, Petitioner filed the instant petition for writ of habeas corpus challenging his 2019 conviction in Kern County Superior Court for attempted murder, burglary, robbery, and assault with a firearm. (Doc. 1.) In addition, he filed a motion for stay pursuant to Kelly v. Small, 315 F.3d 1063 (9th Cir. 2003). (Doc. 2.) As discussed below, the Court will grant a stay of proceedings. DISCUSSION I. Stay and Abeyance A petition may be…