Haynes v. Headley et al (INMATE 3), No. 5:2020cv01020 - Document 15 (N.D. Ala. 2021)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge R David Proctor on 2/2/2021. (KAM)

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Haynes v. Headley et al (INMATE 3) Doc. 15 FILED 2021 Feb-02 PM 03:02 U.S. DISTRICT COURT N.D. OF ALABAMA UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHEASTERN DIVISION CHRISTOPHER ALLEN HAYNES, Petitioner, v. WARDEN HEADLEY, et al., Respondents. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No.: 5:20-cv-01020-RDP-JHE MEMORANDUM OPINION This is an action for a writ of habeas corpus action filed by pro se Petitioner Christopher Allen Haynes on or about June 1, 2020. (Doc. 1). Petitioner challenges his conviction and fifteenyear sentence, imposed on September 7, 2018, for one count of identity theft, in the Circuit Court of Cullman County, Alabama. (Id.). On January 8, 2021, the Magistrate Judge to whom the case was referred entered a Report and Recommendation pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b), recommending that the habeas petition be dismissed with prejudice as untimely, and with unexhausted and procedurally defaulted claims. (Doc. 14). Although Petitioner was notified of his right to file objections within fourteen (14) days, no objections have been filed with the court. Having carefully reviewed and considered de novo all the materials in the court file, including the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation, the court is of the opinion that the Magistrate Judge’s findings are due to be and are hereby ADOPTED and the Recommendation is ACCEPTED. Accordingly, the petition for writ of habeas corpus is due to be dismissed with prejudice. Further, because the petition does not present issues that are debatable among jurists of reason, a certificate of appealability is due to be denied. See 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c); Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484-85 (2000); Rule 11(a), Rules Governing § 2254 Proceedings. Dockets.Justia.com A separate Final Order will be entered. DONE and ORDERED this February 2, 2021. _________________________________ R. DAVID PROCTOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 2

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