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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

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROBERT ARTHUR FANNING,

Petitioner,

v.

DEAN BORDERS, Warden,

Respondent.

Case No.: 3:18-cv-01145-BTM-KSC

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND 

RECOMMENDATION, DENYING 

PETITION, AND DENYING 

CERTIFICATE OF 

APPEALABILITY

[ECF Nos. 1, 14]

Robert A. Fanning petitions the court for a writ of habeas corpus alleging that 

the California Superior Court judge’s decision to not reduce his sentence under 

California Penal Code section 1170.126 violated his federal constitutional rights. 

(ECF No. 1.) Magistrate Judge Karen S. Crawford issued a Report and 

Recommendation that the Petition be denied. (ECF No. 14.) The Court has read 

the Report and Recommendation and conducted a de novo review of the relevant 

record. The Court holds that the Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 14) 

correctly applies the law to the facts and it is hereby ADOPTED as the decision of 

the Court. The Petition (ECF No. 1) is DENIED. Because Fanning has not made

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a substantial showing of a violation of a federal right, a certificate of appealability 

is DENIED. The Clerk shall enter judgement accordingly.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 7, 2019

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