Ratliff v. Upton, No. 2:2017cv00136 - Document 7 (N.D. Tex. 2018)

Court Description: ORDER Adopting re: 6 Findings and Recommendations and Denying Certificate of Appealability insofar as a certificate of appealability is needed. (Ordered by Senior Judge Sidney A Fitzwater on 12/6/2018) (vls)

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Ratliff v. Upton Doc. 7 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS AMARILLO DIVISION KIMBERLY ANN RATLIFF, Petitioner, v. JODY R. UPTON, Warden, FMC Carswell, Respondent. § § § § § § § § § § 2:17-CV-136-D ORDER After making an independent review of the pleadings, files, and records in this case, and the November 2, 2018 findings, conclusions, and recommendation of the magistrate judge, the court concludes the magistrate judge’s findings and conclusions are correct. It is therefore ordered that the recommendation of the magistrate judge is adopted, and the petition for habeas corpus relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 is denied. Considering the record in this case, the court denies a certificate of appealability insofar as a certificate of appealability is needed. The court adopts and incorporates by reference the magistrate judge’s findings, conclusions, and recommendation filed in this case in support of its finding that the petitioner has failed to show (1) that reasonable jurists would find this court’s “assessment of the constitutional claims debatable or wrong,” or (2) that reasonable jurists would find “it debatable whether the petition states a valid claim of the denial of a constitutional right” and “debatable whether [this court] was correct in its procedural ruling.” Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S.473, 484 (2000). Dockets.Justia.com If petitioner files a notice of appeal, ( ) petitioner may proceed in forma pauperis on appeal. (X) petitioner must pay the $505.00 appellate filing fee or submit a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. SO ORDERED. December 6, 2018. _________________________________ SIDNEY A. FITZWATER SENIOR JUDGE Page 2 of 2

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