Hurtado v. On Habeas Corpus

Filing 27

ORDER Adopting 25 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION Denying Petitioner's Request for Additional Access to Law Library and GRANTING Petitioner Sixty Days to File Objections to the Pending 18 Findings and Recommendation signed by Chief Judge Anthony W. Ishii on 9/11/2009. (Sant Agata, S)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 10 11 12 TOM FELKER, Warden 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 March 10, 2009, the Magistrate Judge issued Findings and Recommendation that 18 Respondent's Motion to Dismiss the petition as time-barred be GRANTED. (Court Doc. 18.) 19 The Court has granted Petitioner three extensions of time to file objections-the last of which 20 included a request for additional access to the law library. (See Court Doc. 23.) On June 22, 21 2009, the Magistrate Judge issued Findings and Recommendation that Petitioner's request for 22 additional access to the law library be denied. (Court Doc. 25.) This Findings and 23 Recommendation was served on all parties and contained notice that any objections were to be 24 filed within thirty (30) days of the date of service of the order. 25 On July 13, 2009, Petitioner filed timely objections to the Findings and Recommendation, 26 issued June 22, 2009. (Court Doc. 26.) In his objections, Petitioner continues to request that the 27 Court grant him additional time to attend the law library. Petitioner also requests a sixty (60) day 28 1 / [Docs. 25, 26] v. RICHARD ANTHONY HURTADO, Petitioner, 1:08-cv-01429-AWI-DLB (HC) ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION DENYING PETITIONER'S REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL ACCESS TO LAW LIBRARY AND GRANTING PETITIONER SIXTY DAYS TO FILE OBJECTIONS TO THE PENDING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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extension of time to file objections to the pending Findings and Recommendation. (Id.) In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636 (b)(1)(C), this Court has conducted a de novo review of the case. Having carefully reviewed the entire file, including Petitioner's objections, the Court concludes that the Magistrate Judge's Findings and Recommendation issued June 22, 2009 is supported by the record and proper analysis. Petitioner's objections present no grounds for questioning the Magistrate Judge's analysis. While the Ccourt can provide Petitioner with additional time to file objections, the Court cannot force the prison to grant Petitioner a specific number of hours in the law library. See Price v. City of Stockton, 390 F.3d 1105, 1117 (9th Cir. 2004) (per curiam) ("A federal court may issue an injunction if it has personal jurisdiction over the parties and subject matter jurisdiction over the claim; it may not attempt to determine the rights of persons not before the court.") Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. The Findings and Recommendation issued June 22, 2009, is ADOPTED IN FULL; 2. 3. Petitioner's request for access to the law library is DENIED; and, Petitioner is granted sixty (60) days from the date of service of this order to file objections to the Findings and Recommendation issued on March 10, 2009.

IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: 0m8i78 September 11, 2009 /s/ Anthony W. Ishii CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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