Matteson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KALOM MCCOY, No. 2:23-cv-0902 DAD KJN P Petitioner, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS &

RECOMMENDATIONS

GENA JONES, Warden,1 Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner, proceeds through counsel with a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Currently pending before the court is respondent’s motion to dismiss claim 3 of petitioner’s habeas petition and petitioner’s motion to stay these proceedings to exhaust state court remedies. As discussed below, the undersigned recommends granting respondent’s motion to dismiss, granting petitioner’s unopposed motion for a stay pursuant to Kelly v. Small, 315 F.3d 1063 (9th Cir. 2003), overruled on other grounds by Robbins v. Carey, 481 F.3d 1143 (9th Cir. 2007) (hereafter Kelly or “Kelly stay”), and denying petitioner’s alternative request for a stay pursuant to Rhines v. Weber, 544 U.S. 269 (2005) (hereafter Rhines or “Rhines stay”).

Respondent’s…