(HC) Smith v. Attorney General, et al.,, No. 2:2008cv01759 - Document 20 (E.D. Cal. 2009)

Court Description: ORDER signed by Judge Morrison C. England, Jr on 4/10/09 ORDERING that the FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS filed 2/23/09 17 are ADOPTED in full. This case is DISMISSED without prejudice to its refiling upon authorization from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. CASE CLOSED. (Mena-Sanchez, L)

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(HC) Smith v. Attorney General, et al., Doc. 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 RUSSELL SMITH, 12 Petitioner, 13 14 No. 2:08-cv–01759-MCE-KJM P vs. ORDER ATTORNEY GENERAL, 15 Respondent. 16 / 17 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed this application for a writ of 18 habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The matter was referred to a United States 19 Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local General Order No. 262. 20 On February 23, 2009, the magistrate judge filed findings and recommendations herein 21 which were served on all parties and which contained notice to all parties that any objections to 22 the findings and recommendations were to be filed within twenty days. Petitioner has filed 23 objections to the findings and recommendations. 24 /// 25 /// 26 /// 1 Dockets.Justia.com 1 In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C) and Local Rule 72-304, 2 this court has conducted a de novo review of this case. Having carefully reviewed the entire file, 3 the court finds the findings and recommendations to be supported by the record and by proper 4 analysis. 5 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 6 1. The findings and recommendations filed February 23, 2009, are adopted in full; and 7 2. This case is dismissed without prejudice to its refiling upon obtaining authorization 8 9 from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Dated: April 10, 2009 10 11 12 ________________________________ MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2

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