Washington v. United States Congress

Filing 9

ORDER OF DISMISSAL by U.S. District Judge John C Coughenour. The Court adopts the 7 Report and Recommendations, the Habeas Petition is Denied and this case is Dismissed without Prejudice. A Certificate of Appealability is Denied. (LMK) cc: Petitioner

THE HONORABLE JOHN C. COUGHENOUR

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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IRA D. WASHINGTON,

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Petitioner,
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CASE NO. C15-443-JCC
ORDER OF DISMISSAL

v.
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UNITED STATES CONGRESS,
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Respondent.
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The Court, after careful consideration of petitioner’s 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for writ of

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habeas corpus (Dkt. No. 1), the Report and Recommendation of the Honorable James P.
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Donohue (Dkt. No. 7), the governing authorities and the balance of the record, does hereby find
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and ORDER:
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The Court adopts the Report and Recommendation.

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The habeas petition is DENIED and this case is DISMISSED without prejudice.

(3)

In accordance with Rule 11 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the

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United States District Courts, a certificate of appealability is DENIED with respect to the
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grounds asserted by petitioner in his habeas petition.
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(4)

The Clerk is directed to send copies of this Order to Mr. Pigott and Judge

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DATED this 5th day of May 2015.

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John C. Coughenour
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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