1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JOHN RAY DYNES, No. 1:19-cv-01697-AWI-JLT (HC) 12 Petitioner, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS, DENYING

13 PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS v. CORPUS, DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT 14 TO ENTER JUDGMENT AND CLOSE CASE,

AND DECLINING TO ISSUE CERTIFICATE

15 KEN CLARK, Warden, OF APPEALABILITY 16 Respondent. (Doc. No. 26) 17 18 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding in propria persona with a petition for writ of 19 habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On January 15, 2021, the magistrate judge assigned 20 to the case issued Findings and Recommendation to deny the petition on its merits. Doc. No. 26. 21 This Findings and Recommendation was served upon all parties and contained notice that any 22 objections were to be filed within thirty days from the date of service of that order. On January 23 28, 2021, Petitioner filed objections to the magistrate judge’s Findings and Recommendations. 24 Doc. No. 27. 25 In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636 (b)(1)(C), the Court has conducted a 26 de novo review of the case. Having carefully reviewed the entire file, including Petitioner’s 27 objections, the Court concludes that the magistrate judge’s Findings and Recommendation is 28 supported by the record and proper analysis. Petitioner’s objections present no grounds for 1 questioning the Magistrate Judge’s analysis. 2 In addition, the Court declines to issue a certificate of appealability. A state prisoner 3 seeking a writ of habeas corpus has no absolute entitlement to appeal a district court’s denial of his 4 petition, and an appeal is only allowed in certain circumstances. Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 5 322, 335–36 (2003). The controlling statute in determining whether to issue a certificate of 6 appealability is 28 U.S.C. § 2253, which provides as follows: 7 (a) In a habeas corpus proceeding or a proceeding under section 2255 before a district judge, the final order shall be subject to review, on 8 appeal, by the court of appeals for the circuit in which the proceeding is held. 9 (b) There shall be no right of appeal from a final order in a proceeding 10 to test the validity of a warrant to remove to another district or place for commitment or trial a person charged with a criminal offense 11 against the United States, or to test the validity of such person’s detention pending removal proceedings. 12 (c) 13 (1) Unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of appealability, an appeal may not be taken to the court of 14 appeals from— (A) the final order in a habeas corpus proceeding in 15 which the detention complained of arises out of process issued by a State court; or 16 (B) the final order in a proceeding under section 2255. 17 (2) A certificate of appealability may issue under paragraph (1) only if the applicant has made a substantial showing of 18 the denial of a constitutional right. 19 (3) The certificate of appealability under paragraph (1) shall indicate which specific issue or issues satisfy the showing 20 required by paragraph (2). 21 If a petition is denied, the court may only issue a certificate of appealability when a 22 petitioner makes a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right. § 2253(c)(2). To 23 make a substantial showing, the petitioner must establish that “reasonable jurists could debate 24 whether (or, for that matter, agree that) the petition should have been resolved in a different 25 manner or that the issues presented were ‘adequate to deserve encouragement to proceed 26 further.’” Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000) (quoting Barefoot v. Estelle, 463 U.S. 27 880, 893 n.4 (1983)). 28 In the present case, the Court finds that Petitioner has not made the required substantial 1 | showing of the denial of a constitutional right to justify the issuance of a certificate of 2 | appealability. Reasonable jurists would not find the Court’s determination that Petitioner is not 3 | entitled to federal habeas corpus relief debatable, wrong, or deserving of encouragement to 4 | proceed further. 5 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 6 1. The Findings and Recommendation that was filed on January 15, 2021 (Doc. No. 7 26), is ADOPTED in full; 8 2. The petition for writ of habeas corpus (Doc. No. 1) is DENIED with prejudice; 9 3. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to enter judgment and close the file; and 10 4. The Court DECLINES to issue a certificate of appealability. 11 b IT IS SO ORDERED. 13 | Dated: _ February 16, 2021 —= ZS Cb □□ — SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28