-WLB Hall v. Oubre, No. 1:2010cv00065 - Document 24 (S.D. Ga. 2011)

Court Description: ORDER ADOPTING 21 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION of the Magistrate Judge as the opinion of the Court. Respondent's motion to dismiss is GRANTED, the petition filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 is DISMISSED, and a final judgment shall be ENTERED in favor of Respondent. A COA is DENIED in this case. The Petitioner is not entitled to appeal in forma pauperis. Signed by Judge J. Randal Hall on 1/25/11. (jg)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA AUGUSTA DIVISION JOSEPH W. HALL, Petitioner, V. CV 110-065 SHEILA OUBRE, Warden, Respondent. ORDER After a careful, de novo review of the file, the Court concurs with the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, to which objections have been filed (doe. no. 23). Accordingly, the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge is ADOPTED as the opinion of the Court. Further, a prisoner seeking relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 must obtain a certificate of appealability ("COA") before appealing the denial of his application for writ of habeas corpus. This Court "must issue or deny a certificate of appealability when it enters a final order adverse to the applicant." Rule 11(a) to the Rules Governing Section 2254 Proceedings. This Court should grant a COA only if the prisoner makes a "substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right." 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). For the reasons set forth in the Report and Recommendation, and in consideration of the standards enunciated in Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 482-84 (2000), Petitioner has failed to make the Dockets.Justia.com requisite showing. Accordingly, a COA is DENIED in this case.' Moreover, because there are no non-frivolous issues to raise on appeal, an appeal would not be taken in good faith. Accordingly, Petitioner is not entitled to appeal in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3). Upon the foregoing, Respondent's motion to dismiss is GRANTED, the abovecaptioned petition filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 is DISMISSED, and a final judgment shall be ENTERED in favor of Respondent. SO ORDERED this 4 äay of January, 2011, at Augusta, Georgia. HONP8BTLE J. RA4DAL HALL' UNI#D STATES DISTRICT JUDGE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA "If the court denies a certificate, [a party] may not appeal the denial but may seek a certificate from the court of appeals under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 22." Rule 11(a) to the Rules Governing Section 2254 Proceedings. 2

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