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Parties Involved:
Hunter Anglea
Respondent
Richard Lee Betz
Petitioner

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RICHARD LEE BETZ,

Petitioner,

v.

HUNTER ANGLEA,

Respondent.

No. 2:19-cv-00681-MCE-CKD P

ORDER AND 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this federal habeas 

corpus action filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On November 25, 2019, the court issued 

Findings and Recommendations that petitioner’s application for a writ of habeas corpus be 

dismissed without prejudice as wholly unexhausted. ECF No. 15. Based on petitioner’s request 

for a stay and abeyance, the court issued further briefing by order dated December 18, 2019. ECF 

No. 19. In response to petitioner’s supplemental objections to the Findings and 

Recommendations, respondent filed a request to withdraw the pending motion to dismiss. ECF 

No. 21. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Respondent’s request to withdraw the motion to dismiss is granted. The Clerk of 

Court shall terminate the motion to dismiss (ECF No. 12) filed on July 26, 2019.

2. The November 25, 2019 Findings and Recommendations (ECF No. 15) are vacated 

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based on the withdrawal of the motion to dismiss. 

3. Respondent is ordered to show cause within 21 days from the date of this order 

whether the exhaustion of state court remedies is being expressly waived in this case 

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b)(3).

Dated: January 28, 2020

12/betz0681.vacateF&R.docx

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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