Muhammad v. Payne, No. 4:2020cv01477 - Document 19 (E.D. Ark. 2022)

Court Description: ORDER adopting 17 proposed findings and recommendations. The Court will not issue a certificate of appealability. The Court certifies that an appeal in forma pauperis would not be taken in good faith. Signed by Judge Billy Roy Wilson on 1/7/2022. (jbh)

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Muhammad v. Payne Doc. 19 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS CENTRAL DIVISION ABDULHAKIM MUHAMMAD ADC #150550 V. PETITIONER CASE NO. 4:20-cv-01477-BRW-JTK DEXTER PAYNE Director, Arkansas Department of Corrections RESPONDENT ORDER The Court has received proposed findings and recommendations from United States Magistrate Judge Jerome T. Kearney. After careful review of the findings and recommendations and the timely objections thereto, as well as a de novo review of the record, the Court approves and adopts the findings and recommendations in their entirety. Judgment will be entered accordingly. The Court will not issue a certificate of appealability because Petitioner has not made a substantial showing of a denial of a constitutional right. 28 U.S.C. ยง 2253(c)(1)-(2). Because the Court will not issue a certificate of appealability, it certifies that an appeal in forma pauperis would not be taken in good faith. Fed. R. App. P. 24(a)(3)(A). IT IS SO ORDERED this 7th day of January, 2022. Billy Roy Wilson______________ UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Dockets.Justia.com

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