2:14-cv-00028 | E.D. Cal. | Oct 22, 2014

Case 2:14-cv-00028-JAM-KJN Document 17 Filed 10/22/14 Page 1 of 2

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA WALTER WATSON, No. 2:14-cv-0028 JAM KJN P Petitioner, v. ORDER KEVIN CHAPPELL, Respondent. Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302.

On August 14, 2014, the magistrate judge filed findings and recommendations herein which were served on all parties and which contained notice to all parties that any objections to the findings and recommendations were to be filed within fourteen days. Neither party has filed objections to the findings and recommendations.

The court has reviewed the file and finds the findings and recommendations to be supported by the record and by the magistrate judge’s analysis. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The findings and recommendations filed August 14, 2014, are adopted in full; 2. Respondent’s motion to dismiss (ECF No. 10) is granted;

1 Case 2:14-cv-00028-JAM-KJN Document 17 Filed 10/22/14 Page 2 of 2 3. The court declines to issue the certificate of appealability referenced in 28 U.S.C. § 2253; and 4. This action is dismissed without prejudice. DATED: October 22, 2014 /s/ John A. Mendez_______________________

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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