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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

Delanie Ross,

Petitioner,

vs.

Joseph Arpaio,

Respondent.

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No. CV-08-0079-PHX-PGR (HCE)

 

 ORDER

Having reviewed de novo the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate

Judge Estrada notwithstanding that no party has filed any objections to the

Report and Recommendation, the Court finds that the Magistrate Judge correctly

concluded that the petitioner’s Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed pursuant

to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, should be dismissed.

First, the Court agrees with the Magistrate Judge that the petition, wherein

the petitioner seeks pretrial habeas relief for an alleged violation of his speedy

trial rights, is moot inasmuch as the relief apparently sought by the petitioner, i.e.,

to be brought to trial, is no longer possible inasmuch as the petitioner was

subsequently tried and convicted in November, 2008 and his direct appeal of that

conviction is currently pending in the state court system. 

Second, the Court also agrees with the Magistrate Judge that the

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petitioner’s Motion to Amend Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (doc. #20),

wherein the petitioner seeks to amend his petition in light of his conviction to seek

the dismissal of his state charges on speedy trial grounds, should be denied as

premature because the petitioner may only seek such relief through a petition

filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 after he has exhausted his state remedies. 

Therefore, 

IT IS ORDERED that the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation

(doc. #26) is accepted and adopted by the Court.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the petitioner’s Motion to Amend Petition

for Writ of Habeas Corpus (doc. #20) is denied.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the petitioner’s Petition for Writ of Habeas

Corpus, filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, is denied and that this action is

dismissed. The Clerk of the Court shall enter judgment accordingly.

DATED this 23rd day of November, 2009.

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