Raymond Bell v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WESTERN DIVISION

11 RAYMOND BELL, ) Case No. LA CV 19-03153-VBF-JPR ) ) ORDER Petitioner, ) ) Adopting the R & R in Part; ) v. ) Granting in Part Doc 12 (Mot. to Dismiss) ) Denying Doc 2 (Mot. to Red. Sentence) ) FELIPE MARTINEZ JR., ) Denying the Petition for Lack of Merit; ) ) Directing the Entry of Separate Judgment; Respondent. ) Dismissing the Action With Prejudice; ) Terminating the Case (JS-6) 19 Under 28 U.S.C. § 636, the Court has reviewed the habeas corpus petition, the records on file, the Report and Recommendation (“R&R”), and the applicable law. Neither party objected to the R&R or sought an extension of the objection deadline. The R&R recommends that the Court decline to dismiss the petition for failure to exhaust prison remedies (Doc 14 at 4-5). The Court agrees that the exhaustion requirement should be waived due to futility and will adopt…