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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

Abelardo Rivera, Jr.,

 Petitioner,

vs.

Charles L. Ryan, et al.,

 Respondents.

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No. CV-11-01935-PHX-PGR (ECV)

 ORDER

 

 

Having reviewed de novo the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate

Judge Voss notwithstanding that no party has filed any objections to the Report and

Recommendation, the Court finds that the Magistrate Judge correctly determined

that the petitioner’s Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus, timely filed pursuant to 28

U.S.C. § 2254, should be denied with prejudice.

The Court agrees with the Magistrate Judge that the single claim raised by the

petitioner, which is that the state trial court committed fundamental constitutional

error in denying a mistrial based on a prosecution witness’ improper testimony, is

procedurally defaulted because the petitioner failed to exhaust the claim by

presenting it to the state courts at all levels of review in a procedurally proper

manner. The Court further agrees that the petitioner has not shown any cause for

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the procedural default or any resulting prejudice, nor has he shown any fundamental

miscarriage of justice; furthermore, he does not contend that he is actually innocent

of the aggravated DUI and disorderly conduct crimes of which he was convicted.

Therefore,

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

(Doc.13) is accepted and adopted by the Court.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the petitioner’s Petition Under 28 U.S.C. 

§ 2254 for a Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody is denied and that

this action is dismissed with prejudice.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a certificate of appealability shall not be

issued and that leave to appeal in forma pauperis is denied because the petitioner

has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall enter judgment

accordingly.

DATED this 8th day of July, 2013.

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