Davis

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JORGE CONTRERAS, Case No. 1:19-cv-01523-JLT

Petitioner, DEATH PENALTY CASE

v. ORDER GRANTING UNOPPOSED

MOTION TO MODIFY CASE

RON BROOMFIELD, Warden of California SCHEDULE State Prison at San Quentin, 15 Respondent.1 16 Petitioner Jorge Contreras, through counsel Brian Pomerantz and Craig Cooley, moves to extend the deadline for filing any motion to stay this federal proceeding pursuant to Rhines v. Weber, 544 U.S. 269 (2005), from August 31, 2023 to and including September 7, 2023. This is Petitioner’s first such request. Counsel for Petitioner represent that counsel for Respondent, Deputy Attorney General Christina Hitomi Simpson, does not oppose the requested extension of time. (See Doc. 127 at 3.) The Court finds good cause to modify the case schedule, as requested. ACCORDINGLY, Petitioner’s motion (Doc. 127) is GRANTED. Petitioner shall file any motion to stay this federal proceeding pursuant to Rhines, not later than SEPTEMBER 7,

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