Morris v. Bennett

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -----------------------------------------------------------------x HOWARD MORRIS, Petitioner, MEMORANDUM & ORDER v. No. 23-CV-3762 (RPK) STACIE BENNETT, Respondent. -----------------------------------------------------------------x RACHEL P. KOVNER, United States District Judge: Petitioner, a state prisoner, moves to amend his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

to add an unexhausted ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim. He also requests that adjudication of his petition be stayed while he exhausts that claim…