Bearup v. Shinn

1 WO 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 9 Patrick Wade Bearup, No. CV-16-03357-PHX-SPL 10 Petitioner, ORDER 11 v. DEATH PENALTY CASE 12 David Shinn, et al., 13 Respondents. 14 15 Before the Court is Petitioner Patrick Wade Bearup’s Motion to Stay Proceedings 16 or, Alternatively, to Stay a Ruling on Claim 44. (Doc. 122.) Bearup, an Arizona death row 17 inmate, seeks a stay pending the Arizona Supreme Court’s decision in State v. Cruz, CR- 18 17-0567-PC. Respondents oppose the motion (Doc. 123.) For the reasons set forth below, 19 the motion will be…