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Parties Involved:
Anthony Hedgpeth
Respondent
Willie Schoby Jr.
Petitioner

Document Text:

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WILLIE SCHOBY JR.,

Petitioner,

 v.

ANTHONY HEDGPETH, Warden, California

State Prison - Kern Valley, California

Department of Corrections,

Respondent. /

No. C 07-5431 SI

ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER’S

MOTION TO STAY AND ABEY

Petitioner has filed a motion to stay and abey this petition to allow him to exhaust certain claims

in the California Supreme Court. (Docket Nos. 3-4). The Court finds that petitioner has satisfied the

requirements set forth in Rhines v. Weber, 544 U.S. 269, 277-78 (2005), for a stay of this habeas action.

 Accordingly, this action is STAYED and the clerk shall ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSE the

action. Nothing further will take place in this action until petitioner exhausts the unexhausted claims

and, within thirty days of doing so, moves to reopen this action, lift the Court’s stay and proceed with

consideration of his habeas petition. Petitioner must promptly return to federal court after his state court

proceedings have concluded. If petitioner does not return within thirty days of exhausting the

unexhausted claims, dismissal is possible. See Kelly v. Small, 315 F.3d 1063, 1071 (9th Cir.), cert.

denied, 538 U.S. 1042 (2003).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 6, 2007 

SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

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