Graves v. Hartley

Filing 14

ORDER ADOPTING 12 FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS; DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS; DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO ENTER JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF RESPONDENT; AND DECLINING TO ISSUE CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY signed by District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill on 1/26/2009. CASE CLOSED(Figueroa, O)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 10 11 12 JAMES D. HARTLEY, 13 Respondent. 14 15 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus 16 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 17 On December 12, 2008, the Magistrate Judge issued Findings and Recommendation 18 that the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus be DENIED. This Findings and Recommendation 19 was served on all parties and contained notice that any objections were to be filed within thirty 20 (30) days of the date of service of the order. 21 On January 16, 2009, Petitioner filed "Objections to Respondent's Arguments," which 22 the Court construes as objections to the Findings and Recommendation. (Court Doc. 13.) 23 In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636 (b)(1)(C), this Court has conducted 24 a de novo review of the case. Having carefully reviewed the entire file, including Petitioner's 25 objections, the Court concludes that the Magistrate Judge's Findings and Recommendation is 26 supported by the record and proper analysis. Petitioner's objections present no grounds for 27 questioning the Magistrate Judge's analysis. 28 1 / [Doc. 12] v. RONALD EDWARD GRAVES, JR., Petitioner, 1:08-cv-00792 LJO DLB HC ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION, DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS, DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO ENTER JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF RESPONDENT, AND DECLINING TO ISSUE CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. The Findings and Recommendation issued December 12, 2008, is ADOPTED IN FULL; 2. 3. 4. The Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus is DENIED; The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to enter judgment for Respondent; and The court declines to issue a Certificate of Appealability. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c); Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000) (a COA should be granted where the applicant has made "a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right," i.e., when "reasonable jurists would find the district court's assessment of the constitutional claims debatable or wrong"; Hoffman v. Arave, 455 F.3d 926, 943 (9th Cir. 2006) (same). In the present case, the Court finds that reasonable jurists would not find it debatable that the state courts' decision denying Petitioner's petition for writ of habeas corpus were not "objectively unreasonable."

IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: b9ed48 January 26, 2009 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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