Hakoda v. Mills

Filing 29

ORDER: In accordance with the Memorandum contemporaneously entered, the Court finds no merit in the petitioners application 1 for writ of habeas corpus. Accordingly, petitioner's application is DENIED and this action is hereby DISMISSED. Signed by Chief Judge Todd J. Campbell on 4/9/12. (xc:Pro se party by regular and certified mail.)(dt)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE DIVISION

MATTHEW R. HAKODA
Petitioner,

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v.
DAVID MILLS, WARDEN
Respondent.

No. 3:11-0937
Judge Campbell

O R D E R
In accordance with the Memorandum contemporaneously entered,
the Court finds no merit in the petitioner’s application (Docket
Entry No.1) for writ of habeas corpus. Accordingly, petitioner’s
application is DENIED and this action is hereby DISMISSED. Rule
8(a), Rules -- § 2254 Cases.
Should the petitioner file a timely notice of appeal from this
order, such notice shall be treated as an application for a
certificate of appealability, 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c); Rule 22(b),
Fed.R.App.P., which will ISSUE on the sole claim that counsel was
ineffective

for

failing

to

challenge

the

enhancement

of

petitioner’s sentence as a Blakely violation.
It is so ORDERED.

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Todd Campbell
United States District Judge