United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States United States District Court District of Arizona author aut Government Organization text government publication eng USCOURTS Judicial Publications judicial 2026-07-13 Administrative Office of the United States Courts 2024-10-22 monographic deposited born digital 10 digital object pages JU 4.15 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-azd-2_24-cv-00321 P0b002ee1e4ec23c3 DGPO 2026-07-13 2026-07-14 USCOURTS-azd-2_24-cv-00321 machine generated eng fdlp USCOURTS USCOURTS-azd-2_24-cv-00321 District azd 9th Arizona 2040 2:24-cv-00321 Phoenix Division civil 530 Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) 2:24-cv-00321 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-azd-2_24-cv-00321 JU 4.15 2:24-cv-00321;24-321 United States District Court District of Arizona 9th Circuit Phoenix Division U.S. Courts author aut Attorney General of the State of Arizona Attorney General of the State of Arizona Respondent William Ivy Pickens Jr. Pickens William Ivy Jr. Petitioner Ryan Thornell Thornell Ryan Respondent USCOURTS USCOURTS-azd-2_24-cv-00321 District azd 9th Arizona 2040 2:24-cv-00321 Phoenix Division civil 530 Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) Arizona REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION that the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 1 be DENIED and DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. IT IS FURTHER RECOMMENDED that a Certificate of Appealability and leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal be DENIED. This recommendation is not an order that is immediately appealable to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Any notice of appeal pursuant to Rule 4(a)(1), Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, should not be filed until entry of the district court's judgment. The parties shall have 14 days from the date of service of a copy of this Report and Recommendation within which to file specific written objections with the Court. Thereafter, the parties have 14 days within which to file a response to the objections. Failure to timely file objections to the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation may result in the acceptance of the Report and Recommendation by the district court without further review. Failure to timely file objections to any factual determinations of the Magistrate Judge will be considered a waiver of a party's right to appellate review of the findings of fact in an order of judgment entered pursuant to the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation. See document for complete details. Signed by Magistrate Judge John Z Boyle on 7/19/2024. (KLG) 0 2024-07-22 D09002ee1e4f3aa64 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-azd-2_24-cv-00321/USCOURTS-azd-2_24-cv-00321-0 azd-2_24-cv-00321_0.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-azd-2_24-cv-00321/USCOURTS-azd-2_24-cv-00321-0 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-azd-2_24-cv-00321/pdf/USCOURTS-azd-2_24-cv-00321-0.pdf USCOURTS 2:24-cv-00321; Pickens #137961 v. Thornell et al; United States District Court District of Arizona Arizona USCOURTS-azd-2_24-cv-00321-0 0 2024-07-22 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION that the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 1 be DENIED and DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. IT IS FURTHER RECOMMENDED that a Certificate of Appealability and leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal be DENIED. This recommendation is not an order that is immediately appealable to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Any notice of appeal pursuant to Rule 4(a)(1), Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, should not be filed until entry of the district court's judgment. The parties shall have 14 days from the date of service of a copy of this Report and Recommendation within which to file specific written objections with the Court. Thereafter, the parties have 14 days within which to file a response to the objections. Failure to timely file objections to the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation may result in the acceptance of the Report and Recommendation by the district court without further review. Failure to timely file objections to any factual determinations of the Magistrate Judge will be considered a waiver of a party's right to appellate review of the findings of fact in an order of judgment entered pursuant to the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation. See document for complete details. Signed by Magistrate Judge John Z Boyle on 7/19/2024. (KLG) ORDER ADOPTING IN FULL 17 Report and Recommendation. The petition for writ of habeas corpus (Doc. 1) is DENIED and DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. The Clerk of Court shall enter judgment in favor of Respondents and close this case. FURTHER ORDERED leave to proceed in forma pauperis and a certificate of appealability are DENIED because dismissal of the petition is justified by a plain procedural bar and reasonable jurists would not find the ruling debatable, and because Petitioner has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right. Signed by Senior Judge Roslyn O Silver on 10/21/24. (EJA) 1 2024-10-22 D09002ee1e4f3aa65 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-azd-2_24-cv-00321/USCOURTS-azd-2_24-cv-00321-1 azd-2_24-cv-00321_1.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-azd-2_24-cv-00321/USCOURTS-azd-2_24-cv-00321-1 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-azd-2_24-cv-00321/pdf/USCOURTS-azd-2_24-cv-00321-1.pdf USCOURTS 2:24-cv-00321; Pickens #137961 v. Thornell et al; United States District Court District of Arizona Arizona USCOURTS-azd-2_24-cv-00321-1 1 2024-10-22 ORDER ADOPTING IN FULL 17 Report and Recommendation. The petition for writ of habeas corpus (Doc. 1) is DENIED and DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. The Clerk of Court shall enter judgment in favor of Respondents and close this case. FURTHER ORDERED leave to proceed in forma pauperis and a certificate of appealability are DENIED because dismissal of the petition is justified by a plain procedural bar and reasonable jurists would not find the ruling debatable, and because Petitioner has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right. Signed by Senior Judge Roslyn O Silver on 10/21/24. (EJA)