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Parties Involved:
Steve Smith
Respondent
Hileberto Valtierra
Petitioner

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HILEBERTO VALTIERRA,

Petitioner,

v.

STEVE SMITH,

Respondent.

Case No. 1:24-cv-00778-HBK (HC)

ORDER DIRECTING RESPONSE TO 

PETITIONER’S MOTION FOR STAY AND 

ABEYANCE OF MIXED PETITION

(Doc. No. 4)

Petitioner Hileberto Valtierra, a state prisoner, is proceeding pro se on his petition for writ 

of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, docketed on June 3, 2024. (Doc. No. 1, “Petition”). 

On the same day, Petitioner filed a motion “to request for stay and abeyance of mixed federal 

habeas petition.” (Doc. No. 4). Petitioner also acknowledges in the Petition that he is “in the 

process of exhausting” multiple grounds for relief, and he cites a petition for writ of habeas 

corpus pending in Fresno County Superior Court. (See Doc. No. 1 at 14-22).

Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED:

1. Respondent shall file a response to Petitioner’s motion for stay and abeyance no later than 

thirty (30) days from the entry of this order. 

2. Petitioner may file a reply no later than fourteen (14) days from Respondent’s response. 

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3. The Clerk of Court is directed to mail a copy of this order to Petitioner.

Dated: July 23, 2024 

HELENA M. BARCH-KUCHTA

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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