(HC) Rivera v. Warden

Filing 15

ORDER signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 01/24/25 ADOPTING 14 Findings and Recommendations IN FULL; GRANTING 11 Motion to Dismiss; and DISMISSING the 1 Petition. CASE CLOSED. (Deputy Clerk KML)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 FELIX RIVERA, 12 Petitioner, 13 14 Case No. 2:23-cv-02576-DAD-JDP (HC) v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS AND GRANTING RESPONDENT’S MOTION TO DISMISS HABEAS PETITION WARDEN, 15 Respondent. (Doc. Nos. 11, 14) 16 Petitioner Felix Rivera, a federal prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application for a 17 18 writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. The matter was referred to a United States 19 Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. 20 On October 9, 2024, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations 21 recommending that respondent’s motion to dismiss (Doc. No. 11) the petition be granted. (Doc. 22 No. 14.) Specifically, the magistrate judge concluded that the government had established that 23 petitioner is the subject of a final order of removal and is therefore not eligible for early release 24 under the First Step Act. (Doc. No. 14 at 2) (citing 18 U.S.C. § 3632(d)(4)(E)(i)). The findings 25 and recommendations were served on all parties and contained notice that any objections to the 26 ///// 27 ///// 28 ///// 1 1 findings and recommendations were to be filed within fourteen days after their service.1 Neither 2 party has filed objections to the findings and recommendations and the time in which to do so has 3 passed. 4 5 The court has reviewed the file and finds the findings and recommendations to be supported by the record and by the magistrate judge’s analysis. Accordingly: 6 1. 7 The findings and recommendations issued on October 9, 2024 (Doc. No. 14) are adopted in full; 8 2. 9 Respondent’s motion to dismiss (Doc. No. 11) is GRANTED and the petition is dismissed; and The Clerk of the Court is directed to close this case.2 10 3. 11 IT IS SO ORDERED. 12 Dated: January 24, 2025 DALE A. DROZD UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 The docket in this action reflects that the findings and recommendations were served by mail upon petitioner at his address of record. However, they were returned to the court as undeliverable. According to the Bureau of Prisons inmate locator, petitioner remains in custody at the same institution identified in his address of record with the court. In any event, it is the petitioner’s responsibility to keep the court apprised of his current address at all times. Pursuant to Local Rule 182(f), service of documents at the record address of the party is fully effective. 2 Because petitioner is a federal prisoner bringing a § 2241 petition, a certificate of appealability is not required. See Harrison v. Ollison, 519 F.3d 952, 958 (9th Cir. 2008) (“The plain language of [28 U.S.C.] § 2253(c)(1) does not require a petitioner to obtain a COA in order to appeal the denial of a § 2241 petition.”). 2

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