Smith v. Warden, Chillicothe Correctional Institution, No. 1:2017cv00570 - Document 22 (S.D. Ohio 2018)

Court Description: DECISION AND ORDER DENYING MOTIONS FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY AND FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL IN FORMA PAUPERIS 20 21 . Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz on 10/10/2018. (kpf)(This document has been sent by regular mail to the party(ies) listed in the NEF that did not receive electronic notification.)

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Smith v. Warden, Chillicothe Correctional Institution Doc. 22 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION AT CINCINNATI LADON SMITH, Petitioner, : - vs - Case No. 1:17-cv-570 District Judge Michael R. Barrett Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz WARDEN, Chillicothe Correctional Institution : Respondent. DECISION AND ORDER DENYING MOTIONS FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY AND FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL IN FORMA PAUPERIS This habeas corpus case is before the Court on Petitioner’s Notice of Appeal (ECF No. 19) and his associated Motions for Certificate of Appealability (ECF No. 21) and Leave to Appeal in forma pauperis (ECF No. 20). The Notice of Appeal is from the Order Judge Barrett entered September 6, 2018, which Petitioner understands to be a “final order.” However, the Order of September 6, 2018, is not a final appealable order. Judge Barrett has not yet entered a final order in the case. Presumably he will do so when he resolves Petitioner’s Objections (ECF Nos. to the Report and Recommendations on the merits (ECF No. 13). As required by Habeas Rule 11, such a final order will itself contain a decision on a certificate of appealability and a recommendation to the Sixth Circuit on in forma pauperis status on appeal. 1 Dockets.Justia.com The September 6, 2018, Order which Petitioner is attempting to appeal was not a final order. Rather, it adopted the Report and Recommendations (ECF No. 17) on the Motion for Reconsideration (ECF No. 16) when Petitioner failed to file any objections to that Report. Under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, a litigant may appeal to the circuit court only from final orders of a district court. Because the Order of September 6, 2018, is not a final order, it is not appealable. Therefore the instant Motions (ECF Nos. 20 and 21) are denied as moot. October 10, 2018. s/ Michael R. Merz United States Magistrate Judge 2

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