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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KALOM MCCOY, No. 2:23-cv-00902-DAD-KJN (HC) Petitioner, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS, GRANTING

v. RESPONDENT’S MOTION TO DISMISS

CLAIM 3, GRANTING PETITIONER’S

GENA JONES, Warden, UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR A STAY AND

ABEYANCE UNDER KELLY AND

Respondent. DENYING PETITIONER’S ALTERNATIVE

MOTION FOR A STAY UNDER RHINES

16 (Doc. Nos. 7, 12, 15)

18 Petitioner Kalom McCoy is a state prisoner proceeding with counsel with a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On August 28, 2023, respondent filed a motion to dismiss (Doc. No. 7) petitioner’s ineffective assistance of trial counsel claim (claim three) asserted in the petition for federal habeas relief pending before this court. (Doc. No. 7.) On September 5, 2023, petitioner’s counsel 25 …