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Nature of Suit Code: 510
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Vacate Sentence
Cause of Action: 28:2255 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Federal)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANTHONY LEE TOLIVER, )

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Petitioner, )

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )

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Respondent. )

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No. CV-F-05-694 OWW 

(No. CR-F-99-5269 OWW)

MEMORANDUM DECISION AND

ORDER DENYING PETITIONER

TOLIVER'S MOTION TO VACATE,

SET ASIDE OR CORRECT

SENTENCE PURSUANT TO 28

U.S.C. § 2255 AND DIRECTING

ENTRY OF JUDGMENT FOR

RESPONDENT 

On June 1, 2005, Petitioner Anthony Lee Toliver filed a

motion to vacate, set aside or correct sentence pursuant to 28

U.S.C. § 2255.

Petitioner asserts that his sentence is unconstitutional

because it was based on facts not found by the jury beyond a

reasonable doubt in violation of the Sixth Amendment and, because

the jury did not determine any specific amount of powder cocained

involved in the conspiracy, the Court had no basis to impose any

sentence on Petitioner. 

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Petitioner's motion is DENIED. Petitioner's claims were

addressed by the Ninth Circuit on direct appeal and denied. See

United States v. Toliver, 351 F.3d 423 (9th Cir.2003), cert.

denied, 541 U.S. 1079 (2004). To the extent Petitioner bases his

Section 2255 motion on Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296

(2004), and United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220 (2005),

Plaintiff's claims are without merit. Neither Blakely nor Booker

are retroactive to cases on collateral review. Schardt v. Payne,

414 F.3d 1025 (9 Cir.2005); United States v. Cruz, 423 F.3d th

1119 (9 Cir.2005), cert. denied, 546 U.S. 1155 (2006). th

For the reasons stated:

1. Petitioner Anthony Lee Toliver’s motion to vacate, set

aside or correct sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 is DENIED.

2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to enter JUDGMENT FOR

RESPONDENT.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 1, 2008 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger 

668554 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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