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Parties Involved:
Scott Frauenheim
Respondent
Gerald Brent Harris
Petitioner

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GERALD BRENT HARRIS,

Petitioner,

v.

SCOTT FRAUENHEIM,

Respondent.

Case No. 1:19-cv-01203-LJO-SAB-HC

ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND 

RECOMMENDATION AND GRANTING

PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR STAY

(ECF No. 9)

Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus 

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On December 12, 2019, the Magistrate Judge issued Findings and 

Recommendation that recommended granting Petitioner’s request to stay the petition pursuant to 

Rhines v. Weber, 544 U.S. 269 (2005). (ECF No. 9).

In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C), this Court has conducted 

a de novo review. Having carefully reviewed the entire file, the Court concludes that the 

Findings and Recommendation is supported by the record and proper analysis, and there is no 

need to modify the Findings and Recommendation. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The Findings and Recommendation issued on December 12, 2019 (ECF No. 9) is 

ADOPTED; 

2. Petitioner’s request for a stay under Rhines is GRANTED;

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3. The proceedings are STAYED pending exhaustion of state remedies; 

4. Within thirty (30) days of the date of service of this order, Petitioner SHALL pursue 

state court remedies;

5. Petitioner is DIRECTED to file a status report with this Court within thirty (30) days 

of the date of service of this order and every ninety (90) days thereafter; and

6. Within thirty (30) days following the final order of the state courts, Petitioner SHALL 

notify the Court that the unexhausted claims have been exhausted and to request that 

the stay be lifted and the case proceed.

Petitioner is forewarned that failure to comply with this order will result in the Court 

vacating the stay.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 4, 2020 /s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill _____ 

UNITED STATES CHIEF DISTRICT JUDGE

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