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Nature of Suit Code: 510
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Vacate Sentence
Cause of Action: 28:2255 Motion to Vacate / Correct Illegal Sentence

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 The Court notes that a copy of the Report and Recommendation was mailed to

Movant on July 25, 2011. On August 5, 2011, it was returned to the Clerk's Office marked

"Return to Sender" as Movant did not provide a forwarding address in violation of Local

Rule 83.3(d) (Doc. 31). According to the Bureau of Prisons, as of September 14, 2011,

Movant has escaped and his location is unknown. 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

United States of America, 

Plaintiff/Respondent, 

vs.

Denys Ray Hughes, 

Defendant/Movant. 

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No. CV-09-773-PHX-EHC (JRI)

No. CR-05-759-PHX-EHC

ORDER

On July 25, 2011, Magistrate Judge Jay R. Irwin issued a Report and

Recommendation (Doc. 30), regarding Movant's Motion to Vacate, Set Aside or Correct

Sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (Doc. 1). The Magistrate Judge recommends denying

the Motion. Movant has not filed a Response or Objection to the Report and

Recommendation.1

The district court reviews de novo the portions of the Magistrate Judge's Report and

Recommendation to which there is a filed objection. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C) ("a judge of

the court shall make a de novo determination of those portions of the report ... to which

objection is made"); see also United States v. Reyna-Tapia, 328 F.3d 1114, 1121 (9th Cir.

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2003). The district court is not required to review any issue that is not the subject of an

objection. Schmidt v. Johnstone, 263 F. Supp. 2d 1219, 1220 (D. Ariz. 2003), citing Thomas

v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149 (1985).

The Court, having considered the record and the Report and Recommendation of the

Magistrate Judge, adopts the Report and Recommendation as the Order of Court.

Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED that the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation (Doc. 30-

CV-09-773-PHX-EHC (JRI)) is adopted in full, including denial of a Certificate of

Appealability.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Movant’s Motion to Vacate, Set Aside or Correct

Sentence (Doc. 1) is denied.

DATED this 14th day of September, 2011.

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