Cassino v. Attorney General of the State of Arizona

1 WO 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

9 Jeffrey Ronald Cassino, No. CV-20-08083-PCT-GMS 10 Petitioner, ORDER v. Attorney General of the State of Arizona, et al., Respondents.

16 Pending before the Court is a Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) (Doc. 17) issued by Magistrate Judge Michael T. Morrissey recommending that the Court deny Petitioner Jeffrey Ronald Cassino’s Amended Petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 for a Writ of Habeas Corpus. No objections to the R&R were filed. Upon review, the Court accepts the R&R. 21 IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Michael T. Morrissey (Doc. 17) is ADOPTED.

23 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner’s Amended Petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 for a Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody (Doc. 7) is DENIED.

25 / / / / / / / / / 1 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that pursuant to Rule 11(a) of the Rules Governing 2|| Section 2254 Cases, in the event Petitioner files an appeal, the Court declines to issue a || certificate of appealability because reasonable jurists would not find the Court’s procedural 4|| ruling debatable. See Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000).

5 Dated this 23rd day of April, 2021. ° Wars ) A Whacrsay Sooo) 8 Chief United states District Judge -2-