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McClanahan v. Salmonsen

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA BUTTE DIVISION
Feb 23, 2021
CV-20-62-BU-BMM-JTJ (D. Mont. Feb. 23, 2021)

Opinion

CV-20-62-BU-BMM-JTJ

02-23-2021

SHANE MCCLANAHAN, Petitioner, v. JIM SALMONSEN and MONTANA STATE PRISON, Respondents.


ORDER

Petitioner Shane McClanahan ("McClanahan"), a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 on November 24, 2020. (Doc. 1). United States Magistrate Judge John Johnston directed McClanahan to file an Amended Petition on the Court's standard habeas form and/or a Complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (Doc. 3). Judge Johnston issued Findings and Recommendations in this matter on January 25, 2021. (Doc. 4).

Judge Johnston recommended that this Court dismiss McClanahan's petition under Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b) for failure to prosecute. (Doc. 4 at 5). Judge Johnston also recommended that this Court deny issuance of a certificate of appealability under Rule 11(a) of the Rules Governing § 2254 Proceedings, because McClanahan has not yet made a substantial showing that he was deprived of a constitutional right under 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). (Doc. 4 at 4-5).

No party has filed objections to the Findings and Recommendations. The Court has reviewed Judge Johnston's Findings and Recommendations for clear error. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Commodore Bus. Mach., Inc., 656 F.2d 1309, 1313 (9th Cir. 1981). The Court finds no error in Judge Johnston's Findings and Recommendations and adopts them in full.

ORDER

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED:

1. McClanahan's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 1) is DISMISSED under Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b) for failure to prosecute.

2. The Clerk of Court is directed to enter a separate judgment of dismissal in favor of Respondents and against McClanahan.

3. A certificate of appealability is DENIED.

Dated this 23rd day of February, 2021.

/s/_________

Brian Morris, Chief District Judge

United States District Court


Summaries of

McClanahan v. Salmonsen

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA BUTTE DIVISION
Feb 23, 2021
CV-20-62-BU-BMM-JTJ (D. Mont. Feb. 23, 2021)
Case details for

McClanahan v. Salmonsen

Case Details

Full title:SHANE MCCLANAHAN, Petitioner, v. JIM SALMONSEN and MONTANA STATE PRISON…

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA BUTTE DIVISION

Date published: Feb 23, 2021

Citations

CV-20-62-BU-BMM-JTJ (D. Mont. Feb. 23, 2021)