Banks v. Craig, No. 5:2007cv00545 - Document 15 (S.D.W. Va. 2010)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER: adopting the 13 Proposed Findings and Recommendations by Magistrate Judge; dismissing Petitioner's 2 Section 2241 Application; denying a certificate of appealability. Signed by Judge Irene C. Berger on 6/1/2010. (cc: attys; any unrepresented party; Magistrate Judge VanDervort) (slr)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA BECKLEY DIVISION FRANKIE L. BANKS, Petitioner, v. CIVIL ACTION NO. 5:07-cv-00545 T. R. CRAIG, Respondent. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER The Court has reviewed the Petitioner s September 5, 2007, Application Under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State or Federal Custody [Docket 2]. By Standing Order [Docket 4] entered on September 5, 2007, this action was referred to the Honorable R. Clarke VanDervort, United States Magistrate Judge, for submission to this Court of proposed findings of fact and recommendation for disposition, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636. On May 7, 2010, the Magistrate Judge submitted Proposed Findings and Recommendation [Docket 13] wherein it is recommended that this Court dismiss the Petitioner s Application. Neither party has timely filed objections to the Magistrate Judge s Proposed Findings and Recommendation. Accordingly, the Court ADOPTS and incorporates herein the findings and recommendation of the Magistrate Judge as contained in the Proposed Findings and Recommendation, and ORDERS that the Petitioner s § 2241 Application [Docket 2] be DISMISSED. The Court has additionally considered whether to grant a certificate of appealability. See 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c). A certificate will not be granted unless there is a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right. Id. § 2253(c)(2). The standard is satisfied only upon a showing that reasonable jurists would find that any assessment of the constitutional claims by this Court is debatable or wrong and that any dispositive procedural ruling is likewise debatable. Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322, 336-38 (2003); Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000); Rose v. Lee, 252 F.3d 676, 683-84 (4th Cir. 2001). The Court concludes that the governing standard is not satisfied in this instance. Accordingly, the Court DENIES a certificate of appealability. The Court DIRECTS the Clerk to send a certified copy of this Order to Magistrate Judge VanDervort, counsel of record, and any unrepresented party. ENTER: 2 June 1, 2010

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