Jarrett v. Thomas et al, No. 6:2013cv00442 - Document 16 (N.D. Ala. 2015)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION Signed by Chief Judge Karon O Bowdre on 11/13/15. (SAC )
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Jarrett v. Thomas et al Doc. 16 FILED 2015 Nov-13 AM 09:29 U.S. DISTRICT COURT N.D. OF ALABAMA UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA JASPER DIVISION BRANDON JAMES JARRETT, Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER KIM T. THOMAS and THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE STATE OF ALABAMA, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case Number: 6:13-cvB00442-KOB-JHE Respondents. MEMORANDUM OPINION On October 20, 2015, the magistrate judge entered a Report and Recommendation, (doc. 15), recommending that this petition for writ of habeas corpus be dismissed with prejudice. No party filed any objections. The court has considered the entire file in this action, together with the report and recommendation, and has reached an independent conclusion that the report and recommendation is due to be adopted and approved. Accordingly, the court hereby adopts and approves the findings and recommendation of the magistrate judge as the findings and conclusions of this court. The petition for writ of habeas corpus is due to be DISMISSED. A separate Order will be entered. This court may issue a certificate of appealability “only if the applicant has a made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.” 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). To make such a showing, a “petitioner must demonstrate that reasonable jurists would find the district court’s assessment of the constitutional claims debatable or wrong,” Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000), or that “the issues presented were adequate to deserve encouragement to proceed further,” Dockets.Justia.com Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322, 336 (2003) (internal quotations omitted). This ourt finds Petitioner’s claims do not satisfy either standard, and will not enter such a certificate. DONE and ORDERED this 13th day of November, 2015. ____________________________________ KARON OWEN BOWDRE CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 2
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