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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

Robert Lee Fisher,

 Petitioner,

vs.

Charles L. Ryan, et al.,

 Respondents.

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No. CV-13-08267-PCT-PGR (ESW)

 ORDER

 

 

Having reviewed de novo the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate

Judge Willett 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.

The Court agrees with the Magistrate Judge that the petitioner procedurally

defaulted on Grounds One, Two and Three due to his failure to fairly present them

to the state courts, that he has not shown any sufficient cause to excuse the

defaults, including any cause arising out the narrow exception of Martinez v. Ryan,

132 S.Ct. 1309 (2012), and that he has not argued a fundamental miscarriage of

justice.

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The Court further agrees with the Magistrate Judge that Ground Four, which

 alleges that the petitioner was tried while incompetent, is meritless inasmuch as the

Arizona Court of Appeals reasonably determined the facts and reasonably applied

Supreme Court precedent in affirming that the petitioner was competent to stand

trial. Therefore,

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

(Doc. 15) 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 issue

and leave to appeal in forma pauperis is denied because the dismissal of Grounds

One through Three of the petition is justified by a plain procedural bar and jurists of

reason would not find the procedural ruling debatable, and because the petitioner

has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right as to

Ground Four.

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

accordingly.

DATED this 28th day of June, 2015.

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