(HC) Myers v. FPD ( 2021 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ANTHONY E. MYERS, Case No. 1:20-cv-01002-NONE-HBK 12 Petitioner, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, DISMISSING 13 v. PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS, DECLINING TO ISSUE 14 CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY, AND DIRECTING THE CLERK OF THE COURT 15 FPD, SERT, AND FRESNO SHERIFF, TO ASSIGN DISTRICT JUDGE AND CLOSE CASE 16 Respondents. (Doc. Nos. 1, 9) 17 18 19 Petitioner Anthony E. Myers is a former county jail inmate proceeding pro se and in 20 forma pauperis with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. No. 21 1.) The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 22 § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. 23 On March 9, 2021, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations 24 recommending that the pending petition be dismissed. (Doc. No. 9.) The findings and 25 recommendations were served on petitioner at his address of record and contained notice that any 26 objections thereto were to be filed within thirty (30) days of service. (Id. at 4.) On March 29, 2021, 27 the order was returned to the court by the U.S. Postal Service as undeliverable. Petitioner had until 28 June 7, 2021 to update his address of record with the court. See Local Rule 183(b). To date, 1 | petitioner has not filed a change of address with this court as required nor has he communicated 2 | with the court in any way. 3 In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(©), the court has conducted a 4 | de novo review of the case. Having carefully reviewed the entire file, the court concludes that the 5 | findings and recommendations are supported by the record and by proper analysis. 6 Having determined that petitioner is not entitled to habeas relief, the court now turns to 7 | whether a certificate of appealability should issue. The federal rules governing habeas cases 8 | brought by state prisoners require a district court issuing an order denying a habeas petition to 9 | either grant or deny therein a certificate of appealability. See Rules Governing § 2254 Case, Rule 10 | 11(a). A prisoner seeking a writ of habeas corpus has no absolute entitlement to appeal, rather an 11 || appeal is only allowed in certain circumstances. Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322, 335-36 12 | (2003); see also 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)(A) (permitting habeas appeals from state prisoners only 13 | with a certificate of appealability). A judge shall grant a certificate of appealability “only if the 14 | applicant has made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right,” 28 U.S.C. 15 | § 2253(c)(2), and the certificate must indicate which issues satisfy this standard, id. § 2253(c)(3). 16 | In the present case, the court finds that reasonable jurists would not find the court’s rejection of 17 | petitioner’s claims to be debatable or conclude that the petition should proceed further. Thus, the 18 | court declines to issue a certificate of appealability. 19 Accordingly: 20 1. The findings and recommendations issued on March 9, 2021, (Doc. No. 9), are 21 | adopted in full; 22 2. The petition for writ of habeas corpus, (Doc. No. 1), is dismissed; 23 3. The court declines to issue a certificate of appealability; and 24 4. The Clerk of the Court is directed to assign a district judge to this case for the 25 || purpose of closing the case and then to close this case. 26 | IT IS SO ORDERED. me □ *7 | Dated: _ July 19, 2021 Vile A Drag 28 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE