Ruiz v. Schriro, et al

Filing 45

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION 44 of Magistrate Judge Duncan. Respondents shall respond to 1 petition within 30 days from the date of this order. This matter remains on referral to Magistrate Judge Duncan. The referral includes any motion respondents might make seeking to expand the 30- day time frame set out in this order. Signed by Judge John W Sedwick on 9/14/10. (LSP)

Ruiz v. Schriro, et al

Doc. 45

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF ARIZONA ROBERT ANTHONY RUIZ, Petitioner, vs. DORA B. SCHRIRO, et al., Respondents. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

2:04-cv-00918 JWS-DKD ORDER FROM CHAMBERS [Re: Report at docket 44]

I. MATTER PRESENTED Following an appeal, this matter was remanded by the Ninth Circuit to consider whether petitioner might be entitled to equitable tolling. Following supplemental briefing by the parties, Magistrate Judge Duncan found Ruiz's arguments in support of equitable tolling persuasive. Judge Duncan recommends that respondents be required to respond to the merits of Ruiz's habeas petition at docket 1. No objections have been filed to the magistrate judge's report. II. STANDARD OF REVIEW The district court may "accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate."1 When reviewing a magistrate judge's report and recommendation in a case such as this one, the district court conducts de

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28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1).

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novo review of all conclusions of law,2 and any findings of fact to which objections have been made.3 Uncontested findings of fact are reviewed for clear error.4 III. DISCUSSION Having reviewed the file and applied the standard of review articulated above, this court concludes that the magistrate judge has correctly found the facts and applied the law. Under all the circumstances, petitioner's argument that he is entitled to equitable tolling is persuasive. That being so, the matter should go forward on the merits. IV. CONCLUSION For the reasons above, this court adopts Magistrate Judge Duncan's recommended findings and conclusions. Based thereon, IT IS ORDERED: Respondents shall respond to the petition at docket 1 within 30 days from the date of this order. This matter remains on referral to Magistrate Judge Duncan. The referral includes any motion respondents might make seeking to expand the 30-day time frame set out in this order. DATED this 14th day of September 2010.

/s/ JOHN W. SEDWICK UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Barilla v. Ervin, 886 F.2d 1514, 1518 (9th Cir. 1989), overruled on other grounds by Simpson v. Lear Astronics Corp., 77 F.3d 1170, 1174 (9th Cir. 1996).
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28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Taberer v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc., 954 F.2d 888, 906 (3d Cir. 1992).

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