(HC) Hernandez v. Gastelo, No. 2:2019cv02414 - Document 35 (E.D. Cal. 2023)

Court Description: ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 12/28/2023 ADOPTING 34 Findings and Recommendations in full and DENYING 3 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. The court DECLINES to issue the certificate of appealability. CASE CLOSED. (Clemente Licea, O)

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(HC) Hernandez v. Gastelo Doc. 35 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 PHILLIP R. HERNANDEZ, 12 Petitioner, 13 14 v. No. 2:19-cv-02414 KJM DB P ORDER JOSIE GASTELO, 15 Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed an application for a writ of habeas 17 18 corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge as 19 provided by 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On August 30, 2023, the magistrate judge filed findings and recommendations, which 20 21 were served on all parties and which contained notice to all parties that any objections to the 22 findings and recommendations were to be filed within 30 days. Neither party filed objections to 23 the findings and recommendations. The court presumes that any findings of fact are correct. See Orand v. United States, 24 25 602 F.2d 207, 208 (9th Cir. 1979). The magistrate judge’s conclusions of law are reviewed 26 de novo. See Robbins v. Carey, 481 F.3d 1143, 1147 (9th Cir. 2007) (“[D]eterminations of law 27 by the magistrate judge are reviewed de novo by both the district court and [the appellate] court 28 ///// 1 Dockets.Justia.com 1 . . . .”). Having reviewed the file, the court finds the findings and recommendations to be 2 supported by the record and by the proper analysis 3 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 4 1. The findings and recommendations filed August 30, 2023 (ECF No. 34), are adopted in 5 full; 6 2. The petition for writ of habeas corpus (ECF No. 3) is denied; 7 3. The clerk of court is directed to close this case; and 8 4. The court declines to issue the certificate of appealability referenced in 28 U.S.C. 9 10 § 2253. DATED: December 28, 2023. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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