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Parties Involved:
T. Allen
Respondent
Lachance L. Thomas
Petitioner

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LACHANCE L. THOMAS,

Petitioner,

v.

T. ALLEN,

Respondent.

Case No. 1:23-cv-00690-EPG-HC

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY STAY 

SHOULD NOT BE VACATED

Petitioner Lachance L. Thomas is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for 

writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.

On November 8, 2023, the Court stayed the federal habeas proceedings pending 

exhaustion of state remedies and ordered Petitioner to file an initial status report within thirty 

days of the date of service of the order and every ninety days thereafter. (ECF No. 20.) Petitioner 

filed an initial status report on December 14, 2023. (ECF No. 21.) As over ninety days had 

passed without a subsequent status report, the Court ordered Petitioner to show cause why the 

stay should not be vacated on April 5, 2024. (ECF No. 22.) On April 24, 2024, Petitioner filed a 

response to the order to show cause and informed the Court of the status of his state court 

proceedings. (ECF No. 23.) On May 6, 2024, the Court discharged the order to show cause and 

ordered that Petitioner file a status report within ninety days and every ninety days thereafter. 

(ECF No. 24.) 

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Because over ninety days had passed without a subsequent status report, the Court issued 

another order to show cause why the stay should not be vacated on August 21, 2024. (ECF No. 

25.) On August 26, 2024, Petitioner filed a status report, stating that the California Supreme 

Court had not ruled on Petitioner’s petition and noting that the California Supreme Court “has 

alluded that it has lost petitioner’s motion.” (ECF No. 26.) On August 27, 2024, the Court 

discharged the order to show cause and ordered that Petitioner file a status report within ninety 

days and every ninety days thereafter. (ECF No. 27.) 

Again, over ninety days have passed without a subsequent status report. Local Rule 110 

provides that “[f]ailure of counsel or of a party to comply with these Rules or with any order of 

the Court may be grounds for imposition by the Court of any and all sanctions authorized by 

statute or Rule or within the inherent power of the Court.” The Court previously notified 

Petitioner that failure to comply with the Court’s order would result in the Court vacating the 

stay. (ECF No. 20 at 2.)

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that within FOURTEEN (14) days of the date 

of service of this order, Petitioner shall show cause why the stay should not be vacated for failure 

to obey the Court’s order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 18, 2024 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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