Opinion
No. 12-CV-72-TUC-RCC
08-07-2012
Prentice Greer, Petitioner, v. Conrad M. Graber, Warden, Respondent.
ORDER
Pending before the Court is Petitioner Prentice Greer's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 1) and Magistrate Judge D. Thomas Ferraro's Report and Recommendation (R&R) (Doc. 11). The Court accepts and adopts Magistrate Judge Ferraro's July 13, 2012 R&R (Doc. 11) as the findings of fact and conclusions of law of this Court and denies Petitioner's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 1).
This Court fully incorporates by reference the Background section of the R & R into this Order. Petitioner filed his Petitioner for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (Doc. 1) on January 30, 2012. Respondent timely responded and Magistrate Judge Ferraro issued an R&R recommending that this dismiss the petition. No objections have been filed.
The duties of the district court in connection with a R&R are set forth in Rule 72 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and 28 U .S.C. § 636(b)(1). The district court 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); 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1).
Where the parties object to a R&R, "[a] judge of the [district] court shall make a de novo determination of those portions of the [R & R] to which objection is made." 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); see Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149-50, 106 S.Ct. 466, 88 L.Ed.2d 435 (1985). When no objection is filed, the district court need not review the R&R de novo. Wang v. Masaitis, 416 F.3d 992, 1000 n. 13 (9th Cir.2005); United States v. Reyna-Tapia, 328 F.3d 1114, 1121-22 (9th Cir.2003) (en banc). Therefore to the extent that no objection has been made, arguments to the contrary have been waived. McCall v. Andrus, 628 F.2d 1185, 1187 (9th Cir.1980) (failure to object to Magistrate's report waives right to do so on appeal); see also, Advisory Committee Notes to Fed.R.Civ.P. 72 (citing Campbell v. United States Dist. Court, 501 F.2d 196, 206 (9th Cir.1974) (when no timely objection is filed, the court need only satisfy itself that there is no clear error on the face of the record in order to accept the recommendation).
The Court will not disturb a Magistrate Judge's Order unless his factual findings are clearly erroneous or his legal conclusions are contrary to law. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A). "[T]he magistrate judge's decision ... is entitled to great deference by the district court." United States v. Abonce-Barrera, 257 F.3d 959, 969 (9th Cir.2001). A failure to raise an objection waives all objections to the magistrate judge's findings of fact. Turner v. Duncan, 158 F.3d 449, 455 (9th Cir. 1998). A failure to object to a Magistrate Judge's conclusion "is a factor to be weighed in considering the propriety of finding waiver of an issue on appeal." Id. (internal citations omitted).
The parties have filed no objections to the R&R (Doc. 11), which relieves the Court of its obligation to review. See United States v. Reyna-Tapia, 328 F.3d 1114, 1121 (9th Cir.2003); Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149, 106 S.Ct. 466, 88 L.Ed.2d 435 (1985) ("[Section 636(b)(1) ] does not ... require any review at all ... of any issue that is not the subject of an objection."); Fed.R.Civ.P. 72(b)(3) ("The district judge must determine de novo any part of the magistrate judge's disposition that has been properly objected to."). This Court considers the R&R to be thorough and well-reasoned. After a thorough and de novo review of the record, the Court will ADOPT the R&R of Magistrate Judge Ferraro (Doc. 11).
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Magistrate Judge Ferraro's Report and Recommendation (Doc. 11) is hereby ACCEPTED and ADOPTED as the findings of fact and conclusions of law by this Court;
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED Petitioner's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 1) is denied without leave to amend, and this action is dismissed with prejudice, and the Clerk shall enter judgment and close this case.
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Raner C. Collins
United States District Judge