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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ERIC LAVELLE NICHOLS,

 Petitioner,

v.

JOHN KATAVICH, Warden,

 Respondent.

Case No. 1:14-cv-01880-LJO-SMS HC

ORDER CONTINUING ORDER OF 

STAY AND ABEYANCE PENDING 

EXHAUSTION OF STATE REMEDIES

Doc. 10

Petitioner Eric Lavelle Nichols is a state prisoner who seeks to proceed with a federal 

petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On December 18, 2014, the Court 

granted Petitioner's motion for an order of stay and abeyance pending resolution of his claims in 

California state courts. On December 29, 2014, Petitioner filed a status report, indicating that since 

the California Superior Court had denied his state petition, this Court was now free to adjudicate his 

Section 2254 petition. Petitioner is mistaken. This Court may not address the federal petition until 

Petitioner has exhausted all means of appealing his state petition. This means that before this Court 

may exercise jurisdiction over the federal petition, he must first appeal to the California Appellate 

Court and the California Supreme Court.

Accordingly, the Court hereby ORDERS that the order for stay and abeyance filed 

December 18, 2014 (Doc. 9) shall remain in effect pending Petitioner's exhaustion of his state 

remedies.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 31, 2014 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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