(DP) Contreras v. Davis

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 JORGE CONTRERAS, Case No. 1:19-cv-01523-JLT 11 Petitioner, DEATH PENALTY CASE 12 v. ORDER: (1) DETERMINING CLAIM 13 EXHAUSTION STATUS, (2) HOLDING RON BROOMFIELD, Warden of California FEDERAL PROCEEDINGS IN ABEYANCE 14 State Prison at San Quentin, OF STATE EXHAUSTION PROCEEDINGS, and (3) DENYING LEAVE TO FILE FIRST 15 Respondent. AMENDED PETITION 16 17 I. INTRODUCTION 18 Counsel for Petitioner filed a motion (1) to stay the case pursuant to Rhines v. Weber, 544

19 U.S. 269

(2005), to allow state court exhaustion of…