Opinion
Case No. 1:12-cv-652
01-04-2014
Dwight Allen, Petitioner v. Warden, Warren Correctional Institution, Respondent
ORDER
This matter is before the Court on the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation filed November 26, 2013 (Doc. 19).
Proper notice has been given to the parties under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C), including notice that the parties would waive further appeal if they failed to file objections to the Report and Recommendation in a timely manner. See United States v. Walters, 638 F.2d 947 (6th Cir. 1981). As of the date of this Order, no objections to the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation have been filed.
Having reviewed this matter de novo pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636, we find the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation correct.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge is hereby ADOPTED. Respondent's motion to dismiss is GRANTED. Petitioner's petition for writ of habeas corpus is DISMISSED with prejudice.
A certificate of appealability will not issue with respect to petitioner's sole ground for relief, which this Court has concluded is barred from review on a procedural ground because under the first prong of the applicable two-part standard enunciated in Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484-85 (2000), "jurists of reason would not find it debatable as to whether this Court is correct in its procedural rulings."
This Court certifies that pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) an appeal of this Order would not be taken in good faith, and therefore DENIES petitioner leave to appeal in forma pauperis. See Fed. R. App. P. 24(a); Kincade v. Sparkman, 117 F.3d 949, 952 (6th Cir. 1997).
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Sandra S. Beckwith, Senior Judge
United States District Court