Nwaonumah v. Spearman

Filing 27

ORDER STAYING ACTION - Petitioner's request for a stay to exhaust state court claims is granted. Signed by Judge William H. Orrick on 08/10/2017. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service)(jmdS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/10/2017)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DAVID A. NWAONUMAH,
Petitioner,

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Case No. 15-cv-04196-WHO (PR)
ORDER STAYING ACTION

v.
M. E. SPEARMAN,
Respondent.

Dkt. No. 26

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Petitioner Nwaonumah’s request for a stay so that he can exhaust his claims in state

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court (Docket No. 26) is GRANTED under Rhines v. Webber, 544 U.S. 269 (2005). The

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action is STAYED. Nothing further will take place in this action until the Court decides

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further action is appropriate, or until Nwaonumah exhausts all his claims and, within thirty

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days of doing so, moves both to reopen this action and to lift the stay.

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The Clerk shall terminate Docket No. 26 and ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSE the
file pending the stay of this action.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: August 10, 2017
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WILLIAM H. ORRICK
United States District Judge