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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Federal)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 

Martin Sanchez Alanis, 

Petitioner, 

v. 

Craig Apker, 

Respondent.

No. CV-14-00324-TUC-RCC (BGM)

ORDER 

 

 Pending before the Court is Petitioner’s Motion for Default Judgment (Doc. 33) 

and Magistrate Judge Bruce G. Macdonald’s Report and Recommendation (R & R) (Doc. 

39). The parties did not file objections to the R & R. The Court accepts and adopts 

Magistrate Judge Macdonald’s November 18, 2014 R & R. 

The duties of the district court in connection with a R & R are set forth in Rule 72 

of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). The district court 

may “accept, reject, or modify the recommended disposition; receive further evidence; or 

return the matter to the magistrate judge with instructions.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(3); 28 

U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). The Court will not disturb a magistrate judge’s order unless his 

factual findings are clearly erroneous or his legal conclusions are contrary to law. 28 

U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A). “[T]he magistrate judge’s decision...is entitled to great deference 

by the district court.” U.S. v. Abonce-Barrera, 257 F.3d 959, 969 (9th Cir. 2001). A 

failure to raise an objection waives all objections to the magistrate judge’s findings of 

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fact. Turner v. Duncan, 158 F.3d 449, 455 (9th Cir. 1998). A failure to object to a 

Magistrate Judge’s conclusion “is a factor to be weighed in considering the propriety of 

finding waiver of an issue on appeal.” Id. (internal citations omitted). 

Here, the parties have not objected to the R & R. This Court considers the R & R 

to be thorough and well-reasoned. Accordingly, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Magistrate Judge Macdonald’s Report and 

Recommendation (Doc. 39) is ACCEPTED and ADOPTED as the findings of fact and 

conclusions of law by this Court. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner’s Motion for Default Judgment 

(Doc. 33) is DENIED. This matter shall remain with Magistrate Judge Macdonald for a 

Report and Recommendation on pending dispositive motions. 

 Dated this 4th day of March, 2015. 

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