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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

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PEDRO RUIZ,

Petitioner,

v.

STUART RYAN,

Respondent.

Case No. 17-cv-06572-WHO (PR) 

ORDER STAYING ACTION

Dkt. No. 2

Petitioner Ruiz’s request for a stay so that he can exhaust his claims in state court 

(Docket No. 2) is GRANTED under Rhines v. Webber, 544 U.S. 269 (2005). The action is 

STAYED. Nothing further will take place in this action until the Court decides further 

action is appropriate, or until Ruiz exhausts all his claims and, within thirty days of doing 

so, moves both to reopen this action and to lift the stay. 

The Clerk shall terminate Docket No. 2 and ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSE the 

file pending the stay of this action.

The filing fee has been paid. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 16, 2018

_________________________

WILLIAM H. ORRICK

United States District Judge

Case 3:17-cv-06572-WHO Document 3 Filed 01/16/18 Page 1 of 1