Escobar v. State of Massachusetts

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS RIGOBERTO BENJAMIN ESCOBAR * * Petitioner, * * v. * Civil Action No. 1:24-cv-13127- * IT KENNETH LIZOTTE, Superintendent of * MCI-Norfolk,1 * * Respondent. MEMORANDUM & ORDER July 3, 2025 TALWANI, D.J. Pending before the court is Petitioner Rigoberto Benjamin Escobar’s Motion to Extend and Stay Filing Petition [Doc. No. 2]. Escobar seeks to stay his pending Petition Under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

for Writ of Habeas Corpus [Doc. No. 1] until he exhausts his state court remedies as to firearm charges for which he is awaiting a new trial. For the…