(HC) Garner v. Diaz

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JAMES GARNER, No. 2:20-cv-02143 DB P 12 Petitioner, 13 v. ORDER 14 RALPH DIAZ, 15 Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a petition for a 18 writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner challenges his 2017 conviction in 19 Sacramento County Superior Court. Before the court is petitioner’s motion for stay and 20 abeyance. (ECF No. 8.) For the reasons stated below, the court will deny petitioner motion 21 without prejudice. 22 MOTION FOR…