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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Richard Thomas Kuczynski, 

Petitioner

vs.

Dora B. Schriro; et. al., 

Respondents. 

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No. CV 06-460-TUC-FRZ (HCE)

ORDER

Pending before the Court is Petitioner Richard Thomas Kuczynski’s Petition for Writ

of Habeas Corpus, filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §2254, presenting three grounds alleging

violations of his Fifth, Sixth and Eighth Amendment rights.

This matter was referred to the United States Magistrate Judge for all pretrial

proceedings and report and recommendation in accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C.

§ 636(b)(1) and LRCiv 72.1 and LRCiv 72.2, Rules of Practice of the United States District

Court for the District of Arizona.

Magistrate Judge Hector C. Estrada issued his Report and Recommendation,

recommending that the District Court, after its independent review of the record, dismiss this

action in its entirety, based on Petitioner’s failure to fairly and properly present his three

habeas claims for relief to the state court, which are now procedurally barred from review.

The Report and Recommendation provides an in-depth analysis of the procedural

history and discussion of the facts and issues presented. 

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The Court, having made an independent review of the record herein, including

Petitioner’s objections, finds that Plaintiff failed to properly exhaust the grounds for habeas

relief raised in his federal petition and that Petitioner is barred, pursuant to Rule 32.2(a) of

the Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure, from further review. Accordingly, based on

Petitioner’s failure to meet the requirements of exhaustion and based on procedural default,

as set forth in the Report and Recommendation, the Court shall adopt the Report and

Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Estrada as the findings of fact and conclusions of law

of this Court.

Based on the foregoing, 

IT IS ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation [Doc. #26] of Magistrate

Judge Estrada is hereby ACCEPTED and ADOPTED as the findings of fact and

conclusions of law by this Court; 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus is

DENIED and that this action is hereby dismissed with prejudice. Judgment shall be entered

accordingly.

DATED this 29th day of May, 2009.

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