Renteria v. Bryant

Filing 6

ORDER adopting Report and Recommendations re 5 Report and Recommendation.. Signed by Honorable Timothy D. DeGiusti on 12/28/2016. (mb)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA
JOSE L. RENTERIA,
Petitioner,
v.
JASON BRYANT, Warden,
Respondent.

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Case No. CIV-16-1333-D

ORDER
Petitioner, a state prisoner appearing pro se, filed his Petition for Writ of
Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 alleging, among other things,
ineffective assistance of counsel. Petitioner concurrently filed a Motion for Leave
to Proceed In Forma Pauperis [Doc. No. 2]. The matter was referred to Magistrate
Judge Shon Erwin for initial proceedings consistent with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B).
On November 21, 2016, Judge Erwin filed his Report and Recommendation
(R&R) in which he recommended that Petitioner’s motion be denied as he had
sufficient funds to pay the filing fee. R&R at 1. Judge Erwin also recommended
that the action be dismissed without prejudice if Petitioner failed to pay the fee
within twenty (20) days of any order adopting the R&R. Id. In his Report and
Recommendation, Judge Erwin advised Petitioner of his right to file objections to
the same and directed any objections to be filed no later than December 13, 2016.
Id. at 2. Judge Erwin further admonished Petitioner that failure to timely object

would constitute a waiver of the right to appellate review of the factual and legal
issues addressed in the Report and Recommendation. Id.
The deadline for filing objections has expired and to date, Petitioner has
neither filed an objection nor sought an extension of time in which to do so.
Accordingly, the Report and Recommendation [Doc. No. 5] is ADOPTED as
though fully set forth herein.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Petitioner’s Motion for Leave to
Proceed In Forma Pauperis [Doc. No. 2] is DENIED. Petitioner is directed to pay
the $5.00 filing fee within twenty (20) days from the date of this Order. Petitioner
is advised that if he fails to pay the requisite fee, his action will be dismissed
without prejudice.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 28th day of December, 2016.

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