(HC) Aluizo v. Gamboa

United States District Court for the Eastern District of California

(HC) Aluizo v. Gamboa

Trial Court Opinion

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 CARLOS SANTANA ALUIZO, Case No. 1:25-cv-00513-KES-CDB (HC)

12 Petitioner, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS IN FULL, 13 v. DISMISSING ACTION AS TIME-BARRED, AND DECLINING TO ISSUE CERTIFICATE 14 MARTIN GAMBOA, OF APPEALABILITY

15 Respondent. Doc. 7

16 17 Petitioner Carlos Santana Aluizo (“Petitioner”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in 18 forma pauperis with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

. Docs. 1, 2. 19 This matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 20 § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. 21 On May 7, 2025, the assigned magistrate judge issued an order to show cause why this 22 action should not be dismissed as time-barred under

28 U.S.C. § 2244

(d)(1). Doc. 4. Petitioner 23 did not respond to the order to show cause. Accordingly, on June 16, 2025, the assigned 24 magistrate judge issued findings and recommendation recommending that this action be 25 dismissed as time-barred under

28 U.S.C. § 2244

(d)(1). Doc. 7. The findings and 26 recommendations were served on petitioner and informed him that he had 14 days to file 27 objections.

Id.

at 3–4. Petitioner did not file any objections and the deadline to do so has passed. 1 | this case. Having carefully reviewed the entire file, the Court concludes that the findings and 2 || recommendations are supported by the record and proper analysis. 3 Having found that the petition is time-barred, the Court now turns to whether a certificate 4 | of appealability should issue. A petitioner seeking a writ of habeas corpus has no absolute 5 || entitlement to appeal a district court’s denial of his petition, and an appeal is allowed only in 6 || certain circumstances. Miller-El v. Cockrell,

537 U.S. 322, 335-36

(2003);

28 U.S.C. § 2253

. 7 | Where, as here, the Court denies habeas relief on procedural grounds without reaching the 8 | underlying constitutional claims, the Court should issue a certificate of appealability “if jurists of 9 | reason would find it debatable whether the petition states a valid claim of the denial of a 10 | constitutional right and that jurists of reason would find it debatable whether the district court was 11 || correct in its procedural ruling.” Slack v. McDaniel,

529 U.S. 473, 484

(2000). “Where a plain 12 || procedural bar is present and the district court is correct to invoke it to dispose of the case, a 13 || reasonable jurist could not conclude either that the district court erred in dismissing the petition or 14 | that the petitioner should be allowed to proceed further.” Jd. 15 In the present case, the Court finds that reasonable jurists would not find the Court’s 16 | determination that there is a plain procedural bar present debatable or wrong. Therefore, the 17 | Court declines to issue a certificate of appealability. 18 Accordingly, the Court ORDERS: 19 1. The findings and recommendations issued on June 13, 2025, Doc. 7, are ADOPTED in 20 full; 21 2. The action is DISMISSED as time-barred; 22 3. The Clerk of Court is directed to close the case; and 23 4. The Court declines to issue a certificate of appealability. 24 25 26 | IT IS SO ORDERED. _ 27 Dated: _ July 11, 2025 4h | | 3g UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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