(HC) Dynes v. Fresno County Superior Court

Filing 28

ORDER ADOPTING 26 Findings and Recommendations; ORDER DENYING Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus directing Clerk of Court to enter Judgment and Close Case ; ORDER DECLINING to Issue Certificate of Appealability,signed by District Judge Anthony W. Ishii on 02/16/2021. CASE CLOSED(Martin-Gill, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JOHN RAY DYNES,

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Petitioner,

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v.
KEN CLARK, Warden,

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Respondent.

No. 1:19-cv-01697-AWI-JLT (HC)
ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS, DENYING
PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS
CORPUS, DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT
TO ENTER JUDGMENT AND CLOSE CASE,
AND DECLINING TO ISSUE CERTIFICATE
OF APPEALABILITY
(Doc. No. 26)

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Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding in propria persona with a petition for writ of

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habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On January 15, 2021, the magistrate judge assigned

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to the case issued Findings and Recommendation to deny the petition on its merits. Doc. No. 26.

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This Findings and Recommendation was served upon all parties and contained notice that any

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objections were to be filed within thirty days from the date of service of that order. On January

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28, 2021, Petitioner filed objections to the magistrate judge’s Findings and Recommendations.

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Doc. No. 27.

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In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636 (b)(1)(C), the Court has conducted a

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de novo review of the case. Having carefully reviewed the entire file, including Petitioner’s

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objections, the Court concludes that the magistrate judge’s Findings and Recommendation is

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supported by the record and proper analysis. Petitioner’s objections present no grounds for
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questioning the Magistrate Judge’s analysis.

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In addition, the Court declines to issue a certificate of appealability. A state prisoner

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seeking a writ of habeas corpus has no absolute entitlement to appeal a district court’s denial of his

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petition, and an appeal is only allowed in certain circumstances. Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S.

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322, 335–36 (2003). The controlling statute in determining whether to issue a certificate of

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appealability is 28 U.S.C. § 2253, which provides as follows:

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(a) In a habeas corpus proceeding or a proceeding under section 2255
before a district judge, the final order shall be subject to review, on
appeal, by the court of appeals for the circuit in which the proceeding
is held.
(b) There shall be no right of appeal from a final order in a proceeding
to test the validity of a warrant to remove to another district or place
for commitment or trial a person charged with a criminal offense
against the United States, or to test the validity of such person’s
detention pending removal proceedings.
(c)
(1) Unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of
appealability, an appeal may not be taken to the court of
appeals from—
(A) the final order in a habeas corpus proceeding in
which the detention complained of arises out of
process issued by a State court; or
(B) the final order in a proceeding under section 2255.
(2) A certificate of appealability may issue under paragraph
(1) only if the applicant has made a substantial showing of
the denial of a constitutional right.
(3) The certificate of appealability under paragraph (1) shall
indicate which specific issue or issues satisfy the showing
required by paragraph (2).

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If a petition is denied, the court may only issue a certificate of appealability when a

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petitioner makes a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right. § 2253(c)(2). To

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make a substantial showing, the petitioner must establish that “reasonable jurists could debate

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whether (or, for that matter, agree that) the petition should have been resolved in a different

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manner or that the issues presented were ‘adequate to deserve encouragement to proceed

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further.’” Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000) (quoting Barefoot v. Estelle, 463 U.S.

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880, 893 n.4 (1983)).

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In the present case, the Court finds that Petitioner has not made the required substantial
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showing of the denial of a constitutional right to justify the issuance of a certificate of

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appealability. Reasonable jurists would not find the Court’s determination that Petitioner is not

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entitled to federal habeas corpus relief debatable, wrong, or deserving of encouragement to

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proceed further.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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The Findings and Recommendation that was filed on January 15, 2021 (Doc. No.
26), is ADOPTED in full;

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The petition for writ of habeas corpus (Doc. No. 1) is DENIED with prejudice;

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The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to enter judgment and close the file; and

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The Court DECLINES to issue a certificate of appealability.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: February 16, 2021
SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE

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