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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KENNETH R. GRUSHEN, JR.,

Petitioner,

v.

PATRICK COVELLO, Warden,

Respondent.

No. 2:18-cv-2913 MCE DB P

ORDER

Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application for a writ of habeas 

corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate 

Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302.

On September 25, 2019, the magistrate judge filed findings and recommendations herein 

which were served on petitioner and which contained notice to petitioner that any objections to 

the findings and recommendations were to be filed within fourteen days. ECF No. 9. Petitioner 

has not filed objections to the findings and recommendations.

The Court has reviewed the file and finds the findings and recommendations to be 

supported by the record and by the magistrate judge’s analysis. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY 

ORDERED that:

1. The findings and recommendations filed September 25, 2019, ECF No. 9, are 

ADOPTED in full;

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2. The petition for writ of habeas corpus is DISMISSED without prejudice;

3. The Court declines to issue the certificate of appealability referenced in 28 U.S.C. 

§ 2253; and

4. The Clerk of the Court is directed to close the case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 4, 2020

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