1 2 JS-6 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 || TOM SMITH, Case No. EDCV 13-0553 JVS (PVC) 12 Petitioner, ORDER DISMISSING ACTION AS 13 v. MOOT 14 || CONNIE GIPSON, Warden, 15 Respondent. 16 17 The Court stayed this state prisoner habeas action on June 8, 2018 pursuant to 18 || Rhines v. Weber,

(2005). (Dkt. No. 120). On September 17, 2020, 19 || Petitioner’s counsel filed a Status Report and Request for Dismissal of the Case as Moot, 20 || informing the Court that Petitioner passed away on July 28, 2020 and that his pending 21 || petition in the California Supreme Court has been dismissed as moot. (Dkt. No. 144). 22 || The request is GRANTED. This action is hereby DISMISSED as moot. 23 24 25 || DATED: September 18, 2020 C _/f/Ada

(SAMES V. SELNA 27 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 28