Cassino v. Attorney General of the State of Arizona ( 2021 )

1 WO 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 9 Jeffrey Ronald Cassino, No. CV-20-08083-PCT-GMS 10 Petitioner, ORDER 11 v. 12 Attorney General of the State of Arizona, et al., 13 Respondents. 14 15 16 Pending before the Court is a Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) (Doc. 17) 17 issued by Magistrate Judge Michael T. Morrissey recommending that the Court deny 18 Petitioner Jeffrey Ronald Cassino’s Amended Petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 for a Writ 19 of Habeas Corpus. No objections to the R&R were filed. Upon review, the Court accepts 20 the R&R. 21 IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation of 22 Magistrate Judge Michael T. Morrissey (Doc. 17) is ADOPTED. 23 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner’s Amended Petition under 28 U.S.C. 24 § 2254 for a Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody (Doc. 7) is DENIED. 25 / / / 26 / / / 27 / / / 28 1 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that pursuant to Rule 11(a) of the Rules Governing 2|| Section 2254 Cases, in the event Petitioner files an appeal, the Court declines to issue a || certificate of appealability because reasonable jurists would not find the Court’s procedural 4|| ruling debatable. See Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000). 5 Dated this 23rd day of April, 2021. ° Wars ) A Whacrsay Sooo) 8 Chief United states District Judge 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -2-