(HC)Smith

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LAWRENCE CHRISTOPHER SMITH, Case No. 1:21-cv-01554-JLT-EPG-HC

Petitioner, ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S

MOTION TO STAY AS MOOT AND

v. GRANTING PETITIONER EXTENSION OF

TIME TO FILE OBJECTIONS TO THE

KEN CLARK, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION

Respondent. (ECF No. 56)

16 Petitioner Lawrence Christopher Smith is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On November 27, 2023, the undersigned issued findings and recommendation recommending denial of the petition. (ECF No. 55.) On December 18, 2023, Petitioner filed the instant motion to stay the proceedings while his petition for writ of mandamus is pending before the Supreme Court. (ECF No. 56.) On January 8, 2024, the Supreme Court denied the petition. In re Lawrence Smith, No. 23-5850, 2024 WL 72412 (U.S. Jan. 8, 2024).1 /// ///

26 1 The Court “may take notice of proceedings in other courts, both within and without the…