UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JUSTIN MITCHELL, Case No. 19-cv-04894-JCS
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
v. LIFT STAY
STUART SHERMAN, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE Defendant.
I. INTRODUCTION Petitioner Justin Mitchell seeks federal habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 from his criminal convictions in California state court. The petition for such relief is here for review under 28 U.S.C. § 2243 and Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases. The Court previously stayed proceedings to allow Mitchell to exhaust certain theories in state court, which Mitchell has now done. Mitchell’s motion to lift the stay is GRANTED. Respondent Stuart Sherman is ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE why relief should not be granted, and shall file a response to the petition on or before May 11, 2020. II. BACKGROUND Mitchell states in his petition that he was convicted of burglary and other charges following a jury trial in the California Superior…