Shannon v. Pollard

Filing 6

ORDER signed by Judge Rudolph T. Randa on 6/22/2015 GRANTING 2 Shannon's MOTION for Order Staying Case. Shannon to commence state court exhaustion proceedings within 120 days and return to this Court within 60 days of completing such exhaustion. (cc: all counsel, via mail to Antonio Shannon at Waupun Correctional Institution)(cb)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
ANTONIO D. SHANNON,
Petitioner,
-vs-

Case No. 15-C-604

WILLIAM POLLARD, Warden,
Waupun Correctional Institution,
Defendant.
DECISION AND ORDER
Antonio Shannon moves to hold this petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254
in abeyance so he can present unexhausted claims in Wisconsin State
Court. The Court finds that there is good cause for the stay, and the
unexhausted claims are potentially meritorious. Rhines v. Weber, 544 U.S.
269 (2005). Therefore, Shannon’s motion to stay [ECF No. 2] is
GRANTED,

conditioned

upon

Shannon

commencing

state

court

exhaustion proceedings within 120 days and returning to this Court within
60 days of completing such exhaustion.
Dated at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this 22nd day of June, 2015.
SO ORDERED:
__________________________
HON. RUDOLPH T. RANDA
U.S. District Judge