-KEW Hooks v. Oklahoma State of, No. 6:2011cv00249 - Document 19 (E.D. Okla. 2012)

Court Description: OPINION AND ORDER by Judge Frank H. Seay, denying certificate of appealability(acg, Deputy Clerk)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA MARCUS DURELL HOOKS, Petitioner, v. JUSTIN JONES, DOC Director, Respondent. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No. CIV 11-249-FHS-KEW OPINION AND ORDER DENYING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY On this date the court dismissed petitioner s petition for a writ of habeas corpus as barred by the statute of limitations. After careful review of the record, the court concludes petitioner has not shown at least, that jurists of reason would find it debatable whether the petition states a valid claim of the denial of a constitutional right and that jurists of reason would find it debatable whether [this] court was correct in its procedural ruling. Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000). See also 28 U.S.C. ยง 2253(c). Accordingly, petitioner is denied a certificate of appealability. IT IS SO ORDERED this 1st day of February, 2012.

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