Perez v. Patenaude and Felix CPA et al

Filing 3

ORDER DISMISSING CASE with prejudice. FURTHER ORDERED that, to the extent that it is necessary in this procedural context, a certificate of appealability is DENIED. Signed by Judge Andrew P. Gordon on 10/16/2017. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - JM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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DENISE PEREZ,
v.

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ORDER

PATENAUDE AND FELIX CPA, et al.,

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Case No. 2:17-cv-00996-APG-VCF

Petitioner,

Respondents.
Denise Perez has filed what she has styled as a pro se petition for writ of habeas
corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (ECF No. 1). However, she appears to seek to
challenge a default judgment against her and in favor of one or more creditors and to
challenge the denial of her motion for stay of execution.
The federal habeas statute gives the United States district courts jurisdiction to
entertain petitions for habeas relief only from persons who are “in custody in violation of
the Constitution or laws or treaties of the United States.” 28 U.S.C. § 2241(c)(3)
(emphasis added); see also 28 U.S.C. § 2254(a). The U.S. Supreme Court, in Maleng
v. Cook, 490 U.S. 488 (1989), noted that the Court “interpreted the statutory language
as requiring that the habeas petitioner be ‘in custody’ under the conviction or sentence
under attack at the time his petition is filed.” 490 U.S. at 490-91 (emphasis added)
(citation omitted). Perez is not in custody pursuant to a state-court judgment, and
therefore, this petition is dismissed for failure to state a claim for which federal habeas
relief may be granted.

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED the petition is DISMISSED with prejudice for
failure to state a claim for which federal habeas relief may be granted.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, to the extent that it is necessary in this procedural
context, a certificate of appealability is DENIED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Clerk shall enter judgment and close this case.
DATED: 16 October 2017.

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ANDREW P. GORDON
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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