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Lee v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS DALLAS DIVISION
Dec 11, 2017
No. 3:14-CV-2799-M-BF (N.D. Tex. Dec. 11, 2017)

Opinion

No. 3:14-CV-2799-M-BF

12-11-2017

D'ANGELO LEE, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent.


ORDER ACCEPTING FINDINGS , CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

The United States Magistrate Judge made Findings, Conclusions, and a Recommendation in this case. No objections were filed. The District Court reviewed the proposed Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendation for plain error. Finding none, the Court ACCEPTS the Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the motion for relief from judgment under Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b) is construed as a successive habeas petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, and the petition is TRANSFERRED to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. See 28 U.S.C. ' 2244(b)(3); 28 U.S.C. § 1631. The Clerk's Office is directed to open a new civil action, nature of suit 510, with direct assignment to Chief Judge Lynn and Magistrate Judge Stickney, and terminate the motion in this case.

An order transferring a successive application to the court of appeals is not a final order requiring a certificate of appealability. See

SO ORDERED this 11th day of December, 2017.

/s/ _________

BARBARA M. G. LYNN

CHIEF JUDGE

United States v. Fulton, 780 F.3d 683, 688 (5th Cir. 2015).


Summaries of

Lee v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS DALLAS DIVISION
Dec 11, 2017
No. 3:14-CV-2799-M-BF (N.D. Tex. Dec. 11, 2017)
Case details for

Lee v. United States

Case Details

Full title:D'ANGELO LEE, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent.

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS DALLAS DIVISION

Date published: Dec 11, 2017

Citations

No. 3:14-CV-2799-M-BF (N.D. Tex. Dec. 11, 2017)