PER CURIAM.
This North Carolina prisoner sought habeas corpus in the District Court before he had exhausted available state postconviction remedies. An order was entered holding the petition in abeyance, but staying the execution of the death penalty to enable the prisoner to seek relief in the state courts. Jurisdiction was retained.
After exhaustion of state remedies, the prisoner's retained counsel filed a pleading entitled "Amended Petition," in which...
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