Pullen v. Ryan et al

Filing 17

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION: Magistrate Judge Boyle's Report and Recommendation 16 is accepted and adopted by the Court; the Amended Petition 4 for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 is denied and dismissed with prejudice; a Certificate of Appealability and leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal are denied; the Clerk shall terminate this action. Signed by Judge Steven P Logan on 7/8/16. (REW)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

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Kevin Eugene Pullen,

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Petitioner,
vs.

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Charles L. Ryan, et al.,
Respondents.

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No. CV-15-01661-PHX-SPL (JZB)
ORDER

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Petitioner Kevin Eugene Pullen has filed a pro se Amended Petition for Writ of

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Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Doc. 4). The Honorable John Z. Boyle,

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United States Magistrate Judge, has issued a Report and Recommendation (“R&R”)

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(Doc. 16), recommending that the Court deny and dismiss the Petition. Judge Boyle also

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advised the parties that they had fourteen (14) days to file objections to the R&R and that

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failure to file timely objections could be considered a waiver of the right to obtain review

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of the R&R. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Fed. R. Civ. P. 6, 72; United States v. Reyna-

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Tapia, 328 F.3d 1114, 1121 (9th Cir. 2003)).

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The parties did not file objections, which relieves the Court of its obligation to

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review the R&R. See Reyna-Tapia, 328 F.3d at 1121; Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149

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(1985) (“[Section 636(b)(1)] does not . . . require any review at all . . . of any issue that is

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not the subject of an objection.”); Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(3) (“The district judge must

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determine de novo any part of the magistrate judge’s disposition that has been properly

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objected to.”). The Court has nonetheless reviewed the R&R and finds that it is well-

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taken. The Court will adopt the R&R and deny the Petition. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)

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(stating that the district court “may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the

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findings or recommendations made by the magistrate”); Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(3) (“The

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district judge may accept, reject, or modify the recommended disposition; receive further

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evidence; or return the matter to the magistrate judge with instructions.”). Accordingly,

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IT IS ORDERED:

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1.

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That Magistrate Judge Boyle’s Report and Recommendation (Doc. 16) is

accepted and adopted by the Court;
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That the Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28

U.S.C. § 2254 (Doc. 4) is denied and dismissed with prejudice;
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That a certificate of appealability and leave to proceed in forma pauperis on

appeal are denied; and

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That the Clerk of Court shall terminate this action.

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Dated this 8th day of July, 2016.

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Honorable Steven P. Logan
United States District Judge

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