Green v. Harrison
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ORDER Adopting 104 Report and Recommendation and Denying 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. Signed by Judge Michael M. Anello on 7/6/09. (All non-registered users served via U.S. Mail Service).(pdc) (av1).
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 CHARLES M. HARRISON, Warden, Respondent. vs. DENAIL SHANE GREEN, Petitioner, CASE NO. 05CV1485-MMA (CAB) ORDER: ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION; [Doc. No. 104] DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS [Doc. No. 1]
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Pending before the Court is the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Leo S. Papas, filed on May 6, 2009, recommending that the Court deny Petitioner's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. (Doc. No. 104.) BACKGROUND On July 25, 2004, Petitioner Denail Shane Green, a state prisoner proceeding with counsel, filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging his San Diego County Superior Court conviction in case number SCD137792 for possession of cocaine base, a violation of California Penal Code section 11350(a). (Resp'ts Lodgement No. 9 at 0122.) Petitioner Green alleges six reasons for the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus: (1) ineffective assistance of trial counsel; (2) insufficient evidence to support his conviction; (3) that he should have been sentenced to a drug diversion program instead of prison; (4) prosecutorial
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misconduct; (5) ineffective assistance of appellate counsel; and (6) that the trial court erroneously denied his motion to suppress evidence in violation of his Fourth Amendment rights. (Pet. at 59; Pet'rs Supp. Mem. of P. & A. ("Pet'rs Mem.") at 122.) On March 16, 2009, Respondent filed a response to the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. (Doc. No. 103.) On May 6, 2009, Magistrate Judge Papas issued a Report and Recommendation recommending that the Court deny the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. (Doc. No. 104.) STANDARD OF REVIEW The duties of the district court in connection with a Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation are set forth in Rule 72(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Where the parties object to a Report and Recommendation, "[a] judge of the [district] court shall make a de novo determination of those portions of the [Report and Recommendation] to which objection is made." 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); see Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 14950 (1985). When no objections are filed, the district court need not review the Report and Recommendation de novo. Wang v. Masaitis, 416 F.3d 992, 1000 n. 13 (9th Cir. 2005); United States v. Reyna-Tapia, 328 F.3d 1114, 112122 (9th Cir. 2003) (en banc). A district court may nevertheless "accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate judge." 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Wilkins v. Ramirez, 455 F. Supp. 2d 1080, 1088 (S.D. Cal. 2006); Or. Natural Desert Ass'n v. Rasmussen, 451 F. Supp. 2d 1202, 1205 (D. Or. 2006). CONCLUSION & ORDER Neither party objected to the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation in this case. After reviewing the Report and Recommendation in its entirety, the Court finds that the Magistrate Judge correctly concluded that: (1) none of the actions by Petitioner's trial counsel amounted to an ineffective assistance of counsel; (2) there was sufficient evidence to support Petitioner's conviction for possession of cocaine base; (3) Petitioner had no federal constitutional right to be sentenced to a drug diversion program; (4) Petitioner failed to support his prosecutorial misconduct claim because he did not provide evidence showing that the prosecutor suppressed material, exculpatory or impeachment evidence; (5) Petitioner failed to show ineffective assistance -2-
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of appellate counsel because he did not demonstrate that he would have prevailed on appeal; and (6) Petitioner was not entitled to federal habeas relief on his Fourth Amendment Claim because he had an opportunity to litigate the claim in state court. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. The Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation (Doc. No. 104) is ADOPTED in its entirety; and 2. Plaintiff's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. No. 1) is DENIED.
IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: July 6, 2009
Hon. Michael M. Anello United States District Judge
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