Chappell v. Shinn

1 WO 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 9 Derek Don Chappell, No. CV-15-00478-PHX-SPL 10 Petitioner, ORDER 11 v. DEATH PENALTY CASE 12 Ryan Thornell, et al., 13 Respondents. 14 15 Before the Court is Petitioner Derek Don Chappell’s motion to stay this case, 16 pending his second postconviction-review (PCR) case in state court. (Doc. 127.) 17 Respondents object. (Doc. 130.) For the reasons below, the Court will deny the motion. 18 I. BACKGROUND 19 In 2007, a jury convicted Chappell of the 2003 child-abuse and the 2004 first-degree 20 murder of his…