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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

JAMES DENERICK NELSON, JR.,

Petitioner,

v.

PATRICK COVELLO,

Respondent.

No. 2:23-cv-1438-TLN-KJN 

ORDER

Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, 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 February 02, 2024, the magistrate judge filed findings and recommendations herein 

which were served on all parties, and which contained notice to all parties that any objections to 

the findings and recommendations were to be filed within fourteen days. The time to file 

objections has passed, and neither party filed objections. 

The Court presumes that any findings of fact are correct. See Orand v. United States, 602 

F.2d 207, 208 (9th Cir. 1979). The magistrate judge’s conclusions of law are reviewed de novo. 

See Britt v. Simi Valley Unified School Dist., 708 F.2d 452, 454 (9th Cir. 1983). 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.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The findings and recommendations filed on February 2, 2024 (ECF No. 29) are

ADOPTED IN FULL;

2. Respondent’s Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 15) is GRANTED;

3. Petitioner’s Motion to Amend (ECF No. 26) is DENIED;

4. The Court DECLINES to issue the certificate of appealability referenced in 28

U.S.C. § 2253;

5. The Clerk of the Court is directed to assign a new case number to Petitioner’s

January 9, 2024 Petition for Writ of Habeus Corpus (ECF No. 27); and

6. The Clerk of Court is directed to close this case.

Date: March 11, 2024

Troy L. Nunley 

United States District Judge

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