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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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will ADOPT the Report & Recommendation and DENY the petition.

request. To date, the court has still not received an objection. Therefore, the court

ORDER ADOPTING

REPORT &

RECOMMENDATION

Petitioner,

ResDondent.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

v.

DIRECTOR OF CORRECTIONS,

RONALD DENNIS,

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2211 On January II, 2006, Petitioner Ronald Dennis filed a habeas,corpus petition

23 II seeking review of his state,law conviction. On referral, Magistrate Judge Ruben B.

24 Brooks issued a Report & Recommendation suggesting that the court dismiss the

25 petition and deny the writ of habeas corpus. Dennis originally had until November 27,

26 2006, to object to the report, a deadline the court extended for 30 days at Dennis's

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28 U.S.C. § 636 and Federal Rule 72(b) specify the district court's duties with

respect to a magistrate judge's report and recommendation. The district court "must

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

is made," and "may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or

recommendations made by the magistrate." 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) (1)(c); United States

v. Raddatz, 447 U.S. 667, 676 (1980); see also Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 150

(1985). When neither party objects, however, the district court need not review the

magistrate judge's report and recommendation. Schmidt v. Johnstone, 263 F. Supp.

2d 1219, 1226 (D. Ariz. 2003) (concluding that the district court had no obligation to

review a report); see also United States v. Reyna, Tapia, 328 F.3d 1114, 1121 (9th Cir.

2003) (en banc) (holding that 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) (1)(c) "makes it clear that the district

judge must review the magistrate judge's findings and recommendations de novo if

objection is made, but not otherwise").

Here, Petitioner has tendered no objections to the report nor requested a further

extension of time in which to do so. The court therefore accepts Judge Brooks's

recommendation and ADOPTS the Report &Recommendation in its entirety. For the

reasons stated in the report, which is incorporated herein by reference, the court

DENIES the petition for writ of habeas corpus. The Clerk shall close the case file.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATE: January 24, 2007

RON. Tf

United Siaies District Court

Southern District of California

cc: ALL PARTIES

HON. RUBEN B. BROOKS

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