-CHS (HC) Castleman v. Moore, No. 2:2009cv01887 - Document 17 (E.D. Cal. 2011)

Court Description: ORDER signed by Judge Frank C. Damrell, Jr on 1/12/11 ORDERING the Findings and Recommendations 15 filed 10/13/10 are ADOPTED IN FULL; the petition for writ of habeas corpus DENIED; and a certificate of appealability SHALL NOT ISSUE in this action; CASE CLOSED. (Carlos, K)

Download PDF
-CHS (HC) Castleman v. Moore Doc. 17 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 TONY A. CASTLEMAN, Petitioner, 12 13 vs. 14 No. CIV S-09-CV-1887 FCD CHS P STEVE MOORE, 15 16 Respondent. ORDER / 17 Petitioner, Tony A. Castleman, a former state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed 18 this application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner is currently 19 serving an indeterminate sentence of fifteen years to life following his 1986 conviction in San Diego 20 County Superior Court for second degree murder. With his petition, Petitioner does not challenge 21 the constitutionality of that conviction, but rather, the execution of his sentence and, specifically, 22 the January 18, 2008 decision by the Board of Parole Hearings finding him unsuitable for parole. 23 The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 24 § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On October 13, 2010, the magistrate judge filed findings and 25 recommendations herein which were served on all parties and which contained notice to all parties 26 that any objections to the findings and recommendations were to be filed within twenty-one days. 1 Dockets.Justia.com 1 Petitioner has filed objections to the findings and recommendations. 2 In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C) and Local Rule 304, 3 this court has conducted a de novo review of this case. Having carefully reviewed the entire file, 4 the court finds the findings and recommendations to be supported by the record and by the 5 magistrate judge’s analysis. 6 If Petitioner wishes to appeal this decision, a certificate of appealability must issue. 7 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c); Fed. R. App. P. 22(b). A certificate of appealability may issue under 28 U.S.C. 8 § 2253 “if the applicant has made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.” 28 9 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). The certificate of appealability must “indicate which specific issue or issues 10 satisfy” the requirement. 28 U.S.C. 2253(c)(3). A certificate of appealability should be granted for 11 any issue that Petitioner can demonstrate is “‘debatable among jurists of reason,’” could be resolved 12 differently by a different court, or is “‘adequate to deserve encouragement to proceed further.’” 13 Jennings v. Woodford, 2990 F.3d 1006, 1010 (9th Cir. 2002) (quoting Barefood v. Estelle, 463 U.S. 14 880, 893 (1983)).1 In this case, Petitioner has failed to make a substantial showing with respect to 15 any of the claims presented. 16 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 17 1. The findings and recommendations filed October 13, 2010 are adopted in full. 18 2. The petition for writ of habeas corpus is DENIED. 19 3. A certificate of appealability shall not issue in the present action 20 DATED: January 12, 2011. 21 22 _______________________________________ FRANK C. DAMRELL, JR. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 23 24 25 26 1 Except for the requirement that appealable issues be specifically identified, the standard for a certificate of appealability is the same as the standard applied to issuance of a certificate of probable cause. Jennings, 290 F.3d at 1010. 2

Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.