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Complita v. Uttecht

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA
Sep 6, 2019
CASE NO. C19-5285 BHS (W.D. Wash. Sep. 6, 2019)

Opinion

CASE NO. C19-5285 BHS

09-06-2019

GERALD S. COMPLITA, Petitioner, v. JEFFREY A. UTTECHT, Respondent.


ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

This matter comes before the Court on the Report and Recommendation ("R&R") of the Honorable David W. Christel, United States Magistrate Judge, Dkt. 16, and Petitioner Gerald Complita's ("Complita") objections to the R&R, Dkt. 17.

On July 9, 2019, Judge Christel issued the R&R recommending that the Court dismiss Complita's petition without prejudice for failure to exhaust. Dkt. 16. On July 22, 2019, Complita filed objections. Dkt. 17.

The district judge must determine de novo any part of the magistrate judge's disposition that has been properly objected to. The district judge may accept, reject, or modify the recommended disposition; receive further evidence; or return the matter to the magistrate judge with instructions. Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(3).

In this case, Complita contests the well-settled and binding precedent that he must exhaust his state court remedies before seeking relief in a federal habeas petition. Dkt. 17. Complita's argument do not persuade the Court to carve out an exception to "one of the pillars of federal habeas corpus jurisprudence." Calderon v. U.S. Dist. Court for N. Dist. of California, 134 F.3d 981, 984 (9th Cir. 1998). Therefore, the Court having considered the R&R, Complita's objections, and the remaining record, does hereby find and order as follows:

(1) The R&R is ADOPTED;

(2) Complita's petition is DISMISSED without prejudice;

(3) A Certificate of Appealability is DENIED; and

(4) The Clerk shall enter a JUDGMENT and close the case.

Dated this 6th day of September, 2019.

/s/_________

BENJAMIN H. SETTLE

United States District Judge


Summaries of

Complita v. Uttecht

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA
Sep 6, 2019
CASE NO. C19-5285 BHS (W.D. Wash. Sep. 6, 2019)
Case details for

Complita v. Uttecht

Case Details

Full title:GERALD S. COMPLITA, Petitioner, v. JEFFREY A. UTTECHT, Respondent.

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA

Date published: Sep 6, 2019

Citations

CASE NO. C19-5285 BHS (W.D. Wash. Sep. 6, 2019)