(HC) Edwards v. Pleasant Valley State Prison et al

Filing 38

ORDER signed by District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 11/18/21 ADOPTING 30 Findings and Recommendations. The Writ of Habeas Corpus is GRANTED, and Petitioner shall be reoffered the plea offer or released. (Kaminski, H)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JASON CLAUDE EDWARDS,

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No. 2:20-cv-00530-TLN-GGH

Petitioner,
v.

ORDER

RON GODWIN, Acting Warden,

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Respondent.

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Petitioner Jason Claude Edwards (“Petitioner”), a state prisoner proceeding through

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counsel, has filed this application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The

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matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and

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Local Rule 302.

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On February 18, 2021, the magistrate judge filed findings and recommendations herein

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which were served on all parties and which contained notice to all parties that any objections to

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the findings and recommendations were to be filed within twenty-one days. (ECF No. 30.) On

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April 20, 2021, Respondent filed Objections to the Findings and Recommendations. (ECF No.

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33.) On May 4, 2021, Petitioner filed a reply. (ECF No. 37.)

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In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C) and Local Rule 304(f), this

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Court has conducted a de novo review of this case. See McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Commodore

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Business Machines, 656 F.2d 1309, 1313 (9th Cir. 1981), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 920 (1982); see
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also Dawson v. Marshall, 561 F.3d 930, 932 (9th Cir. 2009). Having reviewed the file under the

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applicable legal standards, the Court finds the Findings and Recommendations to be supported by

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the record and by the magistrate judge’s analysis.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. The Findings and Recommendations filed February 18, 2021 (ECF No. 30), are

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ADOPTED IN FULL; and
2. The Writ of Habeas Corpus is GRANTED, and Petitioner shall be reoffered the plea
offer or released.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: November 18, 2021

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Troy L. Nunley
United States District Judge

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