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Parties Involved:
Philip Crawford
Respondent
Evens Thermitus
Petitioner

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Evens THERMITUS, 

Petitioner, 

v. 

Philip CRAWFORD,

Respondent. _________________________________

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No. CV-06-0265-PHX-SMM (DKD)

ORDER

On May 31, 2006, Magistrate Judge David K. Duncan filed a Report and

Recommendation, advising this Court that Petitioner's Petition and this action should be

dismissed as moot because Petitioner has been released from custody. [Doc. No. 18] The

Report and Recommendation was returned to the Court on June 15, 2006 with the annotation

"return to sender; no longer here" [Doc. No. 20], and to date, Petitioner has not filed objections

to Judge Duncan's Report and Recommendation.

STANDARD OF REVIEW

When reviewing a Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, this 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 judge.” 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C); see also Baxter v. Sullivan, 923 F.2d 1391,

1394 (9th Cir. 1991) (citing Britt v. Simi Valley Unified Sch. Dist., 708 F.2d 452, 454 (9th Cir.

1983)). 

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By failing to object to a Report and Recommendation, a party waives its right to

challenge the Magistrate Judge's factual findings, but not necessarily the Magistrate Judge's

legal conclusions. Baxter, 923 F.2d at 1394; see also Turner v. Duncan, 158 F.3d 449, 455 (9th

Cir. 1998) (failure to object to Magistrate Judge's legal conclusion “is a factor to be weighed

in considering the propriety of finding waiver of an issue on appeal”); Martinez v. Ylst, 951

F.2d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir. 1991) (citing McCall v. Andrus, 628 F.2d 1185, 1187 (9th Cir.

1980)).

DISCUSSION

Having reviewed the legal conclusions of the Report and Recommendation of the

Magistrate Judge, and no objections having been made by Petitioner thereto and Petitioner

having been released from custody, the Court hereby incorporates and adopts the Magistrate

Judge's Report and Recommendation.

CONCLUSION

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Court adopts the Report and

Recommendation of Magistrate Judge David K. Duncan. [Doc. No. 18]

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner's Petition and this action are DISMISSED

AS MOOT. The Clerk of Court shall terminate this action accordingly.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court shall provide a copy of this Order

to Magistrate Judge David K. Duncan.

DATED this 5th day of July, 2006.

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