Sartain v. Fletcher et al, No. 2:2017cv00075 - Document 4 (D. Mont. 2017)
Court Description: ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 3 in full. A certificate of appealability is DENIED. Signed by Judge Dana L. Christensen on 11/16/2017. Mailed to Sartain (TAG)
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Sartain v. Fletcher et al Doc. 4 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA BUTTE DIVISION DANNY SARTAIN, CV 17-1 5-BU-DLC-JCL Petitioner, ORDER vs. MICHAEL FLETCHER, ATTORNEY GENERAL STATE OF MONTANA, Respondents. United States Magistrate Judge Jeremiah C. Lynch entered his Order and Findings and Recommendations in this case on October 3, 201 7, recommending that Petitioner Danny Sartain's ("Sartain") Motion for Postconviction DNA testing be denied with prejudice and this matter dismissed. (Doc. 3 at 3.) Sartain did not timely object to the Findings and Recommendations, and so has waived the right to de novo review thereof. 28 U.S.C. ยง 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 if the 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) (citations -1- Dockets.Justia.com omitted). After reviewing the record and finding no clear error, IT IS ORDERED that Judge Lynch's Findings and Recommendations (Doc. 3) are ADOPTED IN FULL. Sartain's Motion for Postconviction DNA Testing (Doc. 1) is DENIED with prejudice and this matter is DISMISSED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court will enter by separate document a judgment in favor of Respondents and against Petitioner. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a certificate of appealability is DENIED. DATED this fhday ofNovember 017. Dana L. Christensen, Chief Judge United States District Court -2-
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