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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LAVARIUS JERMAINE MCCORD,

Plaintiff,

 v.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

Defendant. /

No. C 07-05217 CRB

ORDER STAYING PETITION FOR

HABEAS CORPUS

Now pending before the Court is the petition for writ of habeas corpus of Lavarius

Jermaine McCord. In response to the Court’s Order To Show Cause, petitioner has

demonstrated good cause for staying this action pending his exhaustion of remedies before

the California Supreme Court. In particular, petitioner has demonstrated good cause for his

initial failure to exhaust in state court and has demonstrated that his claims currently before

the California Supreme Court are potentially meritorious.

Accordingly, petitioner’s motion for a stay is GRANTED and this action is STAYED

pending final judgment or other final disposition of Lavarius J. McCord v. Warden of

Calipatria State Prison, Action No. S 154343, currently pending before the California

Supreme Court. Any exhausted claims contained in the federal habeas corpus petition are

ABEYED.

Case 3:07-cv-05217-CRB Document 8 Filed 12/12/07 Page 1 of 2
United States District Court

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This case will be administratively closed pending petitioner’s exhaustion of his state

claims. Within 30 days of the state court’s final disposition of his claims petitioner shall file

a motion to reopen these proceedings, should petitioner wish to continue with them. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 12, 2007 

CHARLES R. BREYER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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