Jackson v. Stephens Director TDCJ-CID, No. 3:2014cv01631 - Document 16 (N.D. Tex. 2014)
Court Description: Order Accepting Findings and Recommendations of the United States Magistrate Judge and Denying Certificate of Appealability re: 15 Findings and Recommendations on Case re: 3 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by Terry Lynn Jackson. Ha beas corpus petition is successive, and the clerk is directed to transfer the matter to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. (Fifth Circuit notified via copy of the Notice of Electronic Filing.) Order Adopting Findings and Recommendations. In the event that petitioner files a notice of appeal, he is informed that he must pay the $505.00 appellate filing fee or submit a motion to proceed in forma pauperis that is accompanied by a properly signed certificate of inmate trust account. (Ordered by Judge Jorge A Solis on 10/2/2014) (tla)
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Jackson v. Stephens Director TDCJ-CID Doc. 16 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS DALLAS DIVISION TERRY LYNN JACKSON, BOP ID # 45685-177, Plaintiff, vs. ) ) ) WILLIAM STEPHENS, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent. ) ) ) ) ) ) No. 3:14-CV-1631-P (BH) ORDER ACCEPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE After reviewing all relevant matters of record in this case, including the Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge and any objections thereto, in accordance with 28 U.S. C. § 63 6(b )( 1), the Court is of the opinion that the Findings and Conclusions of the Magistrate Judge are correct and they are accepted as the Findings and Conclusions of the Court. For the reasons stated in the Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge, the petition for habeas corpus is TRANSFERRED to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit pursuant to Henderson v. Haro, 282 F.3d 862, 864 (5th Cir. 2002) and In re Epps, 127 F.3d 364, 365 (5th Cir. 1997). In accordance with Fed. R. App. P. 22(b) and 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c) and after considering the record in this case and the recommendation of the Magistrate Judge, petitioner is DENIED a Certificate of Appealability. The Court adopts and incorporates by reference the Magistrate Judge's Findings, Conclusions and Recommendation 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 Dockets.Justia.com a valid claim of the denial of a constitutional right" and "debatable whether [this Court] was correct in its procedural ruling." Slackv. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473,484 (2000). 1 In the event that petitioner files a notice of appeal, he is informed that he must pay the $505.00 appellate filing fee or submit a motion to proceed in forma pauperis that is accompanied by a properly signed certificate of inmate trust account. SIGNED day of October, 2014. U ITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 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. 2
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