Basra v. RJC Jail

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE Petitioner, CASE NO. C18-186-TSZ-BAT v. ORDER LIFTING STAY AND SETTING FORTH BRIEFING Respondent.

Respondent has requested that the order staying and holding this case in abeyance be lifted because petitioner has fully exhausted Ground 2 of his original habeas petition by having that claim adjudicated by the state courts and having his petition for certiorari denied by the United States Supreme Court. Dkt. 34; see Basra v. Washington, __ U.S. __, 2020 WL 5882949 (Oct. 5, 2020). Because the reason for the stay no longer exists, the Court LIFTS the order staying and holding this case in abeyance so the matter may proceed to a consideration of the merits. Dkts. 22, 23. The Court sets forth the following briefing schedule: • Respondent should file a supplemental answer addressing the remaining, fully exhausted habeas grounds (Grounds 2, 3, and 4 in the original petition) and a supplemental relevant state court record by December 16, 2020; • Petitioner should file a response to the answer by January 11, 2021; • Respondent should file an optional reply brief by January 15, 2021; • The Clerk should note the habeas petition for consideration on January 15, 2021. DATED this 4th day of November, 2020. A

BRIAN A. TSUCHIDA Chief United States Magistrate Judge