Opinion
14 Civ. 7501 (PGG)
07-23-2021
SHELDON HARRIS, Petitioner, v. WILLIAM A. LEE, Defendant.
ORDER
PAUL G. GARDEPHE, U.S.D.J.
On January 5, 2021, this Court adopted Judge Ellis's Report & Recommendation and dismissed Petitioner Sheldon Harris's petition seeking a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Jan. 5, 2021 Order (Dkt. No. 40))
A certificate of appealability will not issue, because Harris has not “made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.” 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c). Where, as here, “ a district court has rejected the constitutional claims on the merits, the showing required to satisfy § 2253(c) is straightforward: The Petitioner must demonstrate that reasonable jurists would find the district court's assessment of the constitutional claims debatable or wrong.” Slack v. McDaniel 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000). Harris has made no such showing here.
SO ORDERED.