Morrison
Morrison v. Lizarraga
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 RYAN MICHAEL MORRISON, Case No.: 18-cv-1857-MMA (JLB)
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
Plaintiff, MOTION: (1) TO LIFT STAY; AND v. (2) FOR LEAVE TO FILE FIRST AMENDED PETITION JOE A. LIZARRAGA, Warden, et al., [Doc. No. 23] Defendants. 17
19 On February 5, 2020, the Court entered an order granting Petitioner’s motion to stay under Rhines v. Weber, 544 U.S. 269 (2005). See Doc. No. 19 (the “Order”). Pursuant to the Order, the Court directed Petitioner to file a motion requesting to lift the stay and amend his petition within 30 days of the Supreme Court of California’s final decision. According to Petitioner’s March 22, 2021 status report, the California Supreme Court issued its decision denying his habeas corpus petition on February 17, 2021. See Doc. No. 22. He now moves the Court to lift the stay and grant him leave to file a First…