Opinion
2:20-cv-1614 KJM AC P
07-06-2021
MUHAMMAD TAHSEEN AFZAL, Petitioner, v. WENDY KAY, Respondent.
ORDER
Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge as provided by 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302.
On May 14, 2021, the magistrate judge filed findings and recommendations, which were served on petitioner and which contained notice to petitioner that any objections to the findings and recommendations were to be filed within fourteen days. ECF No. 13. Petitioner has not filed objections to the findings and recommendations.
The court presumes that any findings of fact are correct. See Orand v. United States, 602 F.2d 207, 208 (9th Cir. 1979). The magistrate judge's conclusions of law are reviewed de novo. See Robbins v. Carey, 481 F.3d 1143, 1147 (9th Cir. 2007) (“[D]eterminations of law by the magistrate judge are reviewed de novo by both the district court and [the appellate] court . . . .”). Having reviewed the file, the court finds the findings and recommendations to be supported by the record and by the proper analysis.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. The findings and recommendations filed May 14, 2021, ECF No. 13, are adopted in full;
2. The petition is dismissed for failure to state a cognizable claim for the reason set forth in the February 19, 2021 Screening Order (ECF No. 10). See L.R 110; Fed. R Civ. P. 41(b); Rule 4, 28 U.S.C. foll. § 2254;
3. The court declines to issue the certificate of appealability referenced in 28 U.S.C. § 2253; and
4. The Clerk's Office is directed to close this case.