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Parties Involved:
Robert Burton
Respondent
James Michael Feci
Petitioner

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JAMES MICHAEL FECI, 

Petitioner, 

v. 

ROBERT BURTON, 

Respondent. 

No. 2:20-cv-00878-KJM-CKD P 

ORDER 

Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application for a writ of habeas 

corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge as 

provided by 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. 

 On August 3, 2022, the magistrate judge filed findings and recommendations, which were 

served on all parties and which contained notice to all parties that any objections to the findings 

and recommendations were to be filed within fourteen days. Neither party has filed objections to 

the findings and recommendations. 

 The court presumes any findings of fact are correct. See Orand v. United States, 602 F.2d 

207, 208 (9th Cir. 1979). The magistrate judge’s conclusions of law are reviewed de novo. See 

Britt v. Simi Valley Unified School Dist., 708 F.2d 452, 454 (9th Cir. 1983). Having reviewed the 

file, the court finds the findings and recommendations to be supported by the record and by the 

magistrate judge’s analysis. 

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 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

 1. The findings and recommendations filed August 3, 2022 (ECF No. 55), are adopted in 

full. 

 2. Petitioner’s motion to add claims (ECF No. 47), which the court construes as a motion 

to amend his § 2254 petition, is denied. 

 3. Within 30 days from the date of this order, petitioner may file a first amended § 2254 

petition adding only newly exhausted claims two and four if he chooses to pursue them. If 

petitioner chooses to abandon these claims, he may file a notice indicating his intention to 

proceed on the claims pending in his original § 2254 petition. 

4. This matter is referred back to the magistrate judge for all further matters. 

DATED: January 12, 2023. 

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