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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

RICHARD ROMERO,

Petitioner,

CASE NO. 05cv1738 JM

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND

RECOMMENDATION RE: DENIAL

OF PETITION FOR WRIT OF

HABEAS CORPUS

vs.

STUART J. RYAN, Warden,

Respondent.

Petitioner objects to Magistrate Judge Battaglia’s Report and Recommendation re: Denying

Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (“R & R”). The R & R, expressly incorporated herein, thoroughly

and thoughtfully analyzed Petitioner’s claims and recommended the denial of the petition for writ of

habeas corpus. Petitioner has filed objections to the R & R (“Objections”). Respondent did not file

a reply to the Objections. 

In his Objections, Petitioner raises no new arguments. Petitioner does not seek to distinguish

the authorities cited in the R & R or otherwise inform the court of a reasoned basis to decline to adopt

the R & R. Instead of responding to Petitioner’s arguments a second time, the court adopts the R &

R in its entirety. Finally, the court notes that the purported instructional errors cited by Petitioner are

frequently referred to in the moving and opposing papers and the R & R as “failure to instruct” claims.

Although characterized as failure to instruct claims, the court notes that the threshold determination

for each of these claims is whether Petitioner had submitted sufficient evidence to support his theory

of defense. In the absence of sufficient supporting evidence, as identified in the R & R, the court

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adopts the R & R in its entirety. The petition for writ of habeas corpus is denied with prejudice.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: January 5, 2009

 Hon. Jeffrey T. Miller

 United States District Judge

cc: All parties

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