Sanchez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 JOSUE ISRAEL SANCHEZ, Case No.: 3:22-cv-1159-CAB-MDD

Petitioner,

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

v. STAY AND ABEYANCE [Doc. No. 14]

AND DISMISSING PETITION

WITHOUT PREJUDICE FOR

T. CISNEROS, Warden, et al., FAILURE TO EXHAUST STATE

REMEDIES

17 Respondents. 18 19 20 Pending before the Court is Petitioner’s motion for stay and abeyance. [Doc. No. 14.] For the reasons set forth below, the motion is DENIED and the Petition is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND On August 8, 2022, this Court issued an order granting Petitioner’s application to proceed in forma pauperis and notifying Petitioner regarding the possible dismissal of his petition for failure to exhaust state court remedies (hereinafter “the Notice”). [Doc. No. 3.] The Notice ordered Petitioner to choose one of four options to avoid dismissal of his petition. Id. On September 15, 2022, Petitioner filed a response to the…