Rodarte-Mendoza v. USA, No. 3:2012cv01186 - Document 10 (N.D. Tex. 2012)

Court Description: Order 8 Accepting Findings and Recommendations and Denying Certificate of Appealability. (Ordered by Judge David C Godbey on 10/9/2012) (ctf)

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Rodarte-Mendoza v. USA Doc. 10 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS DALLAS DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA VS. RAMON RODARTE-MENDOZA Defendant. § § § § § § § NO. 3-10-CR-0006-N-(02) NO. 3-12-CV-1186-N ORDER ACCEPTING FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE, AND DENYING A CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY The United States Magistrate Judge made findings, conclusions and a recommendation in this case. An objection was filed by defendant. The District Court reviewed de novo those portions of the proposed findings, conclusions and recommendation to which objection was made, and reviewed the remaining proposed findings, conclusions and recommendation for plain error. Finding no error, the Court ACCEPTS the Findings, Conclusions and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge. Considering the record in this case and pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 22(b), Rule 11(a) of the Rules Governing §§ 2254 and 2255 proceedings, and 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c), the Court DENIES a certificate of appealability. 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 defendant 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. Dockets.Justia.com 473, 484 (2000).1 In the event the defendant will file a notice of appeal, the court notes that ( ) the defendant will proceed in forma pauperis on appeal. (X) the defendant will need to pay the $455.00 appellate filing fee or submit a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. SO ORDERED this 9th day of October, 2012. _________________________________ DAVID C. GODBEY UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 1 Rule 11 of the Rules Governing §§ 2254 and 2255 Cases, as amended effective on December 1, 2009, reads as follows: (a) Certificate of Appealability. The district court must issue or deny a certificate of appealability when it enters a final order adverse to the applicant. Before entering the final order, the court may direct the parties to submit arguments on whether a certificate should issue. If the court issues a certificate, the court must state the specific issue or issues that satisfy the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). If the court denies a certificate, the parties may not appeal the denial but may seek a certificate from the court of appeals under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 22. A motion to reconsider a denial does not extend the time to appeal. (b) Time to Appeal. Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(a) governs the time to appeal an order entered under these rules. A timely notice of appeal must be filed even if the district court issues a certificate of appealability.

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