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Parties Involved:
Ramiro Garza
Petitioner
On Habeas Corpus
Respondent

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RAMIRO GARZA, )

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Petitioner, )

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vs. )

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ON HABEAS CORPUS, )

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Respondent. )

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1:07-cv-0447 AWI WMW HC

MEMORANDUM OPINION

AND ORDER DISMISSING

PETITION FOR WRIT OF

HABEAS CORPUS

Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus

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

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 72-302.

This court may entertain a petition for writ of habeas corpus “in behalf of a person in

custody pursuant to the judgment of a State court only on the ground that he is in custody in

violation of the Constitution or laws or treaties of the United States.” 28 U.S.C. § 2254(a). 

The AEDPA altered the standard of review that a federal habeas court must apply with

respect to a state prisoner's claim that was adjudicated on the merits in state court. Williams v.

Taylor, 120 S.Ct. 1495, 1518-23 (2000). Under the AEDPA, an application for habeas corpus

relief will not be granted unless the adjudication of the claim “resulted in a decision that was

contrary to, or involved an unreasonable application of, clearly established Federal law, as

determined by the Supreme Court of the United States;” or “resulted in a decision that was based

on an unreasonable determination of the facts in light of the evidence presented in the State Court

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proceeding.” 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d); Lockyer v. Andrade, 123 S.Ct. 1166, 1173 (2003)

(disapproving of the Ninth Circuit’s approach in Van Tran v. Lindsey, 212 F.3d 1143 (9 Cir. th

2000)); Williams v. Taylor, 120 S.Ct. 1495, 1523 (2000). “A federal habeas court may not issue

the writ simply because that court concludes in its independent judgment that the relevant statecourt decision applied clearly established federal law erroneously or incorrectly.” Lockyer, at

1174 (citations omitted). “Rather, that application must be objectively unreasonable.” Id.

(citations omitted). 

In this case, Petitioner’s contentions are as follows:

I got into a fist fight at a program. Broke probation. Had [indecipherable] time of

15 years for a fist fight. That’s to much time for a fist fight. Self defense. Self defense

fight. I fear for my life when a person hit me. I need a appeal done with a public

defender.

Petitioner makes no reference to the Constitution or laws of the United States and provides no

argument as to how the decision of the California Supreme Court upholding his conviction 

“resulted in a decision that was contrary to, or involved an unreasonable application of, clearly

established Federal law, as determined by the Supreme Court of the United States;” or “resulted

in a decision that was based on an unreasonable determination of the facts in light of the evidence

presented in the State Court proceeding.” 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d). This petition therefore provides

no basis for habeas corpus relief.

Further, the court notes that this petition for writ of habeas corpus is not an appeal. If

Petitioner wishes to pursue an appeal, he should do so through the state court system.

Based on the foregoing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows:

1) This petition for writ of habeas corpus is DISMISSED for failure to state a claim upon

which relief can be granted;

2) The Clerk of the Court is directed to close this case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 26, 2007 /s/ Anthony W. Ishii 

0m8i78 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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