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Nature of Suit Code: 510
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Vacate Sentence
Cause of Action: 28:2255 Motion to Vacate / Correct Illegal Sentence

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 

Jesus Humberto Rivera-Carrillo,

Petitioner, 

v. 

United States of America, 

Respondent.

No. CV-13-00945-PHX-ROS

ORDER 

 On January 10, 2014, Magistrate Judge David K. Duncan issued a Report and 

Recommendation (“R&R”) recommending Petitioner’s Motion to Vacate, Set Aside or 

Correct Sentence be denied. (Doc. 6). Shortly after the R&R was issued, Petitioner filed 

an “Amended Motion,” apparently trying to amend his original motion. On June 26, 

2014, the Court informed Petitioner he needed to obtain “permission from the Court 

before amending his [motion].” (Doc. 9). But construing Petitioner’s filing as a request 

to amend, the request was denied. (Doc. 9). Petitioner was then informed that if he 

wished to object to any portion of the R&R, he needed to do so within fourteen days of 

June 26, 2014. Petitioner made no further filings in this case, leaving the R&R 

unopposed. 

 A district judge “may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or 

recommendations made by the magistrate judge.” 28 U.S.C. § 636(b). Where any party 

has filed timely objections to an R&R, the district court’s review of the objected to 

portions must be de novo. Id. If, however, no objections are filed, the district court need 

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not conduct any review. United States v. Reyna-Tapia, 328 F.3d 1114, 1121 (9th Cir. 

2003) (“[T]he district judge must review the magistrate judge’s findings and 

recommendations de novo if objection is made, but not otherwise.”). No objections 

having been filed, the R&R will be adopted in full. 

 Accordingly, 

IT IS ORDERED the Report and Recommendation (Doc. 6) is ADOPTED. The 

Motion to Vacate, Set Aside or Correct Sentence (Doc. 1) is DENIED. The Clerk of 

Court shall enter judgment accordingly. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED a Certificate of Appealability and leave to proceed 

in forma pauperis on appeal are DENIED because denial of the motion is justified by a 

plain procedural bar and jurists of reason would not find the ruling debatable, or because 

Petitioner has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right. 

 Dated this 2nd day of September, 2014. 

Honorable Roslyn O. Silver

Senior United States District Judge

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