Petitioner subsequently filed an application for leave to appeal in the Michigan Supreme Court, raising the same two claims he raised in the Michigan Court of Appeals. The Michigan Supreme Court denied the application because it was not persuaded that the questions presented should be reviewed. People v. Gipson, 784 N.W.2d 213 (Mich. July 26, 2010) (table). Petitioner then filed the instant action along with a motion to stay the case so that he could present additional claims to the state courts in a post-conviction review proceeding.