Starks v. Larkins, No. 4:2009cv00499 - Document 17 (E.D. Mo. 2012)
Court Description: OPINION MEMORANDUM AND ORDER IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Petitioner Christopher Starks, [Doc. No. 1], is denied. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a Certificate of Appealability will notissue. A separate judgment in accordance with this Opinion, Memorandum andOrder is entered this same date. 1 16 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS re 1 PETITION. Signed by Honorable Henry E. Autrey on 3/2/12. (CLA)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION CHRISTOPHER STARKS, Petitioner, v. MICHAEL BOWERSOX, Respondent, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 4:09CV499 HEA OPINION, MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Lewis M. Blanton, in which Judge Blanton recommends denial of Petitioner's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, [Doc. No. 1]. Petitioner has not filed written objections to Judge Blanton's Report and Recommendation. Judge Blanton's Report and Recommendation very thoroughly discusses the facts and law applicable to Petitioner's Petition. The Court agrees with Judge Blanton's conclusion that Petitioner is not entitled to relief. The Report and Recommendation is adopted in toto. Certificate of Appeal ability The federal statute governing certificates of appealability provides that [a] certificate of appealability may issue . . . only if the applicant has made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right. 28 U.S.C. ยง 2253(c)(2). A substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right requires that issues are debatable among reasonable jurists, a court could resolve the issues differently, or the issues deserve further proceedings. Cox v. Norris, 133 F.3d 565, 569 (8th Cir. 1997). Based on the record, and the law as discussed in Judge Blanton s Report and Recommendation, the Court finds that Petitioner has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Petitioner Christopher Starks, [Doc. No. 1], is denied. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a Certificate of Appealability will not issue. A separate judgment in accordance with this Opinion, Memorandum and Order is entered this same date. Dated this 2nd day of March, 2012. HENRY EDWARD AUTREY UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE -2-
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