Hedgepeth

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HASSON HEDGEPETH,

Case No. 20-00858 BLF (PR) Petitioner, ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH v. LEAVE TO AMEND; GRANTING LEAVE TO FILE RENEWED

MOTION FOR STAY

R. MADDEN,

Respondent.

16 (Docket No. 12)

Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his state conviction. The matter was dismissed after Petitioner failed to file a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) in the time provided, Dkt. No. 10, and then reopened after he filed documents perfecting his IFP application. Dkt. No. 15. The matter was reassigned to this Court on January 22, 2021, after the judge originally assigned to this matter recused herself. Dkt. Nos. 16, 17. 25 BACKGROUND According to the petition, Petitioner was found guilty by a jury in…