(HC) Watkins v. Tuolumne County Superior Court, No. 1:2018cv01656 - Document 8 (E.D. Cal. 2019)

Court Description: ORDER ADOPTING 7 Findings and Recommendations that Court Dismiss Petition for Writ of Mandamus signed by District Judge Anthony W. Ishii on 11/6/2019. CASE CLOSED. (Sant Agata, S)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 RAYMOND C. WATKINS, 12 Petitioner, 13 14 15 16 v. TUOLUMNE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT, Case No. 1:18-cv-01656-AWI-JDP ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS THAT COURT DISMISS PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS ECF No. 7 Respondent. 17 Petitioner Raymond C. Watkins, a civil detainee without counsel, seeks a writ of 18 mandamus. The court has referred this matter to a magistrate judge under 28 U.S.C. § 19 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. 20 On September 26, 2019, the assigned magistrate judge recommended that the Court deny 21 the habeas petition and decline to issue a certificate of appealability. ECF No. 7. Petitioner has 22 not objected, and the deadline to do so has passed. 23 In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C), this Court has conducted a 24 de novo review of the case. Having carefully reviewed the entire file, the Court concludes that the 25 Findings and Recommendation are supported by the record and proper analysis, and there is no 26 need to modify the Findings and Recommendations. 27 28 1 1 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 2 1. The Findings and Recommendations issued on September 26, 2019 ECF No. 7, are 3 adopted in full; 4 2. The petition for writ of mandamus is dismissed; 5 3. The Court declines to issue a certificate of appealability; and 6 4. The Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment in favor of respondent and close the 7 case. 8 9 10 IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: November 6, 2019 SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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