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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSEPH D. SPILLERS,

Petitioner,

v.

RICK HILL, Warden of Folsom State

Prison,

Respondent.

No. 2:19-cv-00567-TLN-EFB

ORDER

Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding without counsel, 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 February 13, 2020, 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. Neither party has 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 February 13, 2020, are adopted in full;

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2. Respondent’s motion to dismiss (ECF No. 12) is GRANTED;

3. Petitioner’s motion to delete unexhausted claims (ECF No. 16) is GRANTED;

4. Petitioner’s claims 1(b), 2, and 3 — as described supra — are DISMISSED without

prejudice as unexhausted; and

5. Respondent is directed to file an answer to Petitioner’s remaining claim within sixty

days from the date of service of this order. 

Dated: March 24, 2020

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