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4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8

9 10 STANLEY KEITH WILLIAMS, Case No. EDCV 20-1945-JAK (KK) 11 Petitioner, 12 v. ORDER ACCEPTING FINAL FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION 13 PATRICK COVELLO, Warden, OF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 14 Respondent. 15 16 17 Pursuant to

, the Court has reviewed the Petition for a Writ of 18 Habeas Corpus, the records on file, and the Final Report and Recommendation of the 19 United States Magistrate Judge. The Court has engaged in a de novo review of those 20 portions of the original Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate 21 Judge to which Petitioner has objected. The Court accepts the final findings and 22 recommendation of the Magistrate Judge set forth in the Final Report and 23 Recommendation. 24 /// 25 /// 26 /// 27 /// 1 IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Judgment be entered (1) GRANTING 2 Respondent’s Motion to Dismiss; (2) DENYING Williams’ request for a stay 3 pursuant to Rhines v. Weber,

(2005); and (2) DISMISSING this action 4 without prejudice. 5

6 Dated: February 8, 2021

7 JOHN A. KRONSTADT United States District Judge 8

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