Price v. Director, TDCJ-CID, No. 3:2020cv01302 - Document 16 (N.D. Tex. 2021)

Court Description: Order Accepting 14 Findings and Recommendations: Having considered the petition, file, record in this case, and Report, the court determines that the findings and conclusions of the magistrate judge are correct, and accepts them as those of t he court. Accordingly, the court dismisses without prejudice this habeas action for failure to exhaust administrative remedies; and denies as moot Petitioner's Motions for Judgment and Immediate Injunction (Docs. 12, 13). (Ordered by Judge Sam A. Lindsay on 4/30/2021) (ndt)

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Price v. Director, TDCJ-CID Doc. 16 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS DALLAS DIVISION WALTER HENRY PRICE, Petitioner, v. DIRECTOR TDCJ-CID, Respondent. § § § § § § § § § Civil Action No. 3:20-CV-1302-L-BT ORDER On March 5, 2021, the Findings, Conclusions and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge (“Report”) (Doc. 14) was entered, recommending that the court: (1) dismiss without prejudice this action, brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, for failure to exhaust administrative remedies, or, alternatively, dismiss it as meritless; and (2) deny Petitioner’s Motions for Judgment and Immediate Injunction (Docs. 12, 13). No objections to the Report were filed, and the time for doing so has expired. Having considered the petition, file, record in this case, and Report, the court determines that the findings and conclusions of the magistrate judge are correct, and accepts them as those of the court. Accordingly, the court dismisses without prejudice this habeas action for failure to exhaust administrative remedies; and denies as moot Petitioner’s Motions for Judgment and Immediate Injunction (Docs. 12, 13). 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 determines that Petitioner has failed to * Rule 11 of the Rules Governing §§ 2254 and 2255 Cases provides as follows: Order – Page 1 Dockets.Justia.com 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). In support of this determination, the court accepts and incorporates by reference the Report filed in this case. In the event that Petitioner files a notice of appeal, he must pay the $505 appellate filing fee or submit a motion to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal. It is so ordered this 30th day of April, 2021. _________________________________ Sam A. Lindsay United States District Judge (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. Order – Page 2

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