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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

STEVEN E. RILEY,,

Petitioner,

v.

M. STAINER, Warden,

Respondent.

Case No.: 15cv2938 DMS (KSC)

ORDER (1) ADOPTING IN PART 

AND DENYING IN PART 

MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S REPORT 

AND RECOMMENDATION AND 

(2) DISMISSING PETITION 

WITHOUT PREJUDICE

On December 28, 2015, Petitioner Steven E. Riley (“Petitioner”), a state prisoner 

proceeding pro se, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 

On November 30, 2016, Magistrate Judge Karen Crawford issued a Report and 

Recommendation (“R&R”) recommending that the Court deny the petition. Petitioner filed 

objections to the R&R on February 10, 2017. Respondent did not file a reply to those 

objections, and the time for doing so has expired. 

This Court, having reviewed de novo the Magistrate Judge’s R&R and Petitioner’s 

objections thereto, agrees with Magistrate Judge that this case does not fall within the core 

of habeas corpus. In light of that finding, the Magistrate Judge recommended that the 

petition be denied, but the Court finds it more appropriate to dismiss the petition without 

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prejudice.1 Accordingly, the petition is dismissed without prejudice for the reasons set out 

in the R&R. The Court finds no basis for a certificate of appealability. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 24, 2017

 

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 The Court notes Petitioner has another case pending in this Court, Riley v. Kernan, 

16cv405 MMA (JMA), alleging claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

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