Opinion
No. 17-cv-0891 MV/SMV
04-13-2020
EARL R. MAYFIELD, Petitioner, v. GREG MORRIS, TOM RUIZ, and STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Respondents.
ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S PROPOSED FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDED DISPOSITION
THIS MATTER is before the Court on the Magistrate Judge's Proposed Findings and Recommended Disposition ("PF&RD"), filed February 28, 2020. [Doc. 32]. On reference by the undersigned, the Honorable Stephan M. Vidmar, United States Magistrate Judge, recommended denying Petitioner's Fourth Amended Petition Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 [Doc. 21], which was filed by his attorney. At the request of Petitioner, Judge Vidmar granted extra time, until April 10, 2020, to object to the PF&RD. [Doc. 36]. Nevertheless, no party objected.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the Magistrate Judge's Proposed Findings and Recommended Disposition [Doc. 21] are ADOPTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner's Fourth Amended Petition Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 [Doc. 21] is DENIED, and this action is DISMISSED with prejudice.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
/s/ _________
MARTHA VÁZQUEZ
United States District Judge