Hixon v. Kirkegard et al, No. 9:2016cv00097 - Document 9 (D. Mont. 2016)
Court Description: 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, )
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Hixon v. Kirkegard et al Doc. 9 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). -1- Dockets.Justia.com 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. -2- (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 of October, 201 Dana L. Christensen, Chief Judge United States District Court -3-
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