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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

JESUS DEGADILLO,

Petitioner,

CASE NO. 05cv0060

ORDER: 

(1) ADOPTING THE

MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S REPORT

[Doc. No. 20]; and

(2) DENYING THE PETITION

FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

[Doc. No. 1].

vs.

D. ADAMS, WARDEN SATF/SP,

Respondent.

On January 12, 2005, petitioner Jesus Degadillo, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a

petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging his April, 2002 conviction

for three counts of lewd and lascivious acts upon a female child under fourteen years of age. (Doc.

No. 1.) Petitioner advances three claims: (1) his Eighth Amendment right was violated by the

sentence of imprisonment of 150 years to life plus five years at the age of seventy-four, (2) the jury

was improperly instructed to advise the trial court if a juror refused to deliberate or expressed an

intention to disregard the law, and (3) the California courts violated his due process rights by failing

to cite federal law in ruling on petitioner’s claims. 

This matter was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Anthony J. Battaglia pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B). On December 13, 2007, Magistrate Judge Battaglia issued a Report and

Recommendation recommending the Court deny the petition for writ of habeas corpus in its entirety

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because the California Court of Appeal’s decision in petitioner’s case was not contrary to nor an

unreasonable application of federal law. (Doc. No. 20.) Neither party has filed objections to the

Report, which were due December 31, 2007.

Accordingly, the Court ADOPTS the Report in its entirety, and DENIES the petition for writ

of habeas corpus.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: February 1, 2008

IRMA E. GONZALEZ, Chief Judge

United States District Court

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