Hixon v. Kirkegard et al
Filing
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ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 5 in full. Findings and Recommendations. Petition 1 is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. A certificate of appealability is DENIED. Signed by Judge Dana L. Christensen on 10/31/2016. Mailed to Hixon. (TAG, )
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA
MISSOULA DIVISION
WAYNE ALLEN HIXON,
Petitioner,
ORDER
vs.
LEROY KIRKEGARD, ATTORNEY
GENERAL OF THE STATE OF
MONTANA, et. al.,
Respondents.
United States Magistrate Judge Jeremiah C. Lynch entered his Findings and
Recommendations on September 13, 2016, recommending dismissal of Petitioner
Wayne Allen Hixon's ("Hixon") application for writ of habeas corpus under 28
U.S.C. § 2254. Hixon timely filed an objection and is therefore entitled to de novo
review of those Findings and Recommendations to which he specifically objected.
28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(l)(C). This Court reviews for clear error those findings and
recommendations to which no party objects. See McDonnell Douglas Corp. v.
Commodore Bus. Mach., Inc., 656 F.2d 1309, 1313 (9th Cir. 1981); Thomas v.
Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149 (1985). "Clear error exists ifthe Court is left with a
definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been committed." United States v.
Syrax, 235 F.3d 422, 427 (9th Cir. 2000).
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Notwithstanding the above, "[w]here a petitioner's objections constitute
perfunctory responses argued in an attempt to engage the district court in a
rehashing of the same arguments set forth in the original habeas petition, the
applicable portions of the findings and recommendations will be reviewed for
clear error." Rosling v. Kirkegard, 2014 WL 693315 at *3 (D. Mont. Feb. 21,
2014) (citations omitted).
Having reviewed Hixon's objection, the Court finds that he fails to
articulate any specific issue with Judge Lynch's reasoning, and instead attempts to
assert a variation of his argument that the state lacked subject matter jurisdiction
over him when he was originally prosecuted. Accordingly, the Court reviews
Judge Lynch's Findings and Recommendations for clear error and finds no clear
error in the conclusion that Hixon's petition is time-barred without excuse.
Accordingly, the Court reviews the remainder of Judge Lynch's Findings
and Recommendations for clear error and, finding none,
IT IS ORDERED that:
(1) Judge Lynch's Findings and Recommendations (Doc. 5) are ADOPTED
IN FULL.
(2) Petitioner Wayne Allen Hixon's Petition (Doc. 1) is DISMISSED
WITH PREJUDICE as time-barred without excuse.
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(3) The Clerk of Court is directed to enter, by separate document, a
judgment of dismissal.
(4) A certificate of appealability is DENIED.
Dated this ~tay of October, 201
Dana L. Christensen, Chief Judge
United States District Court
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