Pfeiffer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHRISTOPHER FRANKLIN, No. 2:23-cv-1039 KJN P Petitioner, v. ORDER C. PFEIFFER, Warden, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner, proceeds pro se and in forma pauperis, with an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner’s motion for stay is before the court. As discussed below, petitioner’s motion for stay is granted. Background On June 1, 2023, petitioner filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus challenging his 2023 Sacramento County Superior Court conviction for first degree murder, attempted murder, assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury, and three counts of carrying a concealed firearm. (ECF No. 1.) Petitioner raises the following cognizable grounds for relief: (1) and (8) insufficient evidence to support the murder, attempted murder and associated firearm charges; (2) ineffective assistance of counsel for failing to object to petitioner’s absence from…