Storey v. Paramo

Filing 64

ORDER Adopting 57 Report and Recommendation; and ORDER Denying Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. Signed by Chief Judge Larry Alan Burns on 8/26/2019. (All non-registered users served via U.S. Mail Service) (jdt)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DONTAZE A. STOREY,

Case No.: 17cv23-LAB (BGS)
Petitioner,

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v.

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ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND
RECOMMENDATION; AND

DANIEL PARAMO,

ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR
WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

Respondent.

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Petitioner Dontaze Storey, a prisoner in state custody, filed his petition for writ of

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habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The matter was referred to Magistrate Judge

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Bernard Skomal who, on March 22, 2019, issued his report and recommendation (the

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“R&R”). Judge Skomal’s R&R set forth a thorough account of the procedural history and

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analysis Storey’s claims, and recommended denying the petition.

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The Court granted three separate extensions of time for Storey to file his objections

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to the R&R, most recently extending the deadline to August 12, 2019. Still, he has filed

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no objections.

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A district court has jurisdiction to review a Magistrate Judge's report and

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recommendation on dispositive matters. Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b). “The district judge must

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determine de novo any part of the magistrate judge's disposition that has been properly

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objected to.” Id. “A judge of the court may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part,
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the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate judge.” 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1).

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This section does not require some lesser review by the district court when no objections

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are filed. Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149–50 (1985). The “statute makes it clear that the

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district judge must review the magistrate judge's findings and recommendations de novo if

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objection is made, but not otherwise.” United States v. Reyna-Tapia, 328 F.3d 1114, 1121

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(9th Cir. 2003) (en banc) (emphasis in original).

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The Court has reviewed the R&R, finds it to be correct, and ADOPTS it. The
Petition is DENIED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: August 26, 2019
Hon. Larry Alan Bums
United States District Judge

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