Opinion
No. 1:16-cv-00072-DAD-MJS (HC)
09-02-2016
JENNIFER ANN PAYNE, Petitioner, v. GEORGE RUNNER, Respondent.
ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS AND DISMISSING CASE
(Doc. No. 7)
Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.
On April 26, 2016, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations recommending that the petition be dismissed due to petitioner's failure to follow a court order. (Doc. No. 7.) These findings and recommendations were served on the petitioner and contained notice that any objections were to be filed within thirty (30) days of the date of service of the order. No objections have been filed and the time in which to object has passed.
Specifically, the original petition was screened and dismissed with petitioner being granted leave to file an amended petition within thirty days. When no amended petition was filed, the assigned magistrate judge issued an order requiring petitioner to show cause in writing why the petition should not be dismissed for failure to comply with the court's order. When no response to the order to show cause was filed, the findings and recommendations recommending dismissal were issued. A subsequent court order served on petitioner at her address of record has been returned to the court by the U.S. Mail as undeliverable. (Doc. No. 8.) --------
In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636 (b)(1)(C), this court has conducted a de novo review of the case. Having carefully reviewed the entire file, the court concludes that the magistrate judge's findings and recommendations are supported by the record and proper analysis.
The federal rules governing habeas cases brought by state prisoners require a district court that issues an order denying a habeas petition to either grant or deny therein a certificate of appealability. See Rules Governing § 2254 Case, Rule 11(a). In order to obtain a certificate of appealability, petitioner must show: (1) that jurists of reason would find it debatable whether the petition stated a valid claim of a denial of a constitutional right; and (2) that jurists of reason would find it debatable whether the district court was correct in its procedural ruling. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c); Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000). In the present case, the court does not find that jurists of reason would not find it debatable whether the petition was properly dismissed with prejudice for failure to follow a court order. Petitioner has not made the required substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right. Accordingly, a certificate of appealability will not issue.
Given the foregoing:
1. The findings and recommendations issued April 26, 2016 (Doc. No. 7) are adopted in full;
2. The petition for writ of habeas corpus is dismissed due to petitioner's failure to abide by the court's order;
3. The court declines to issue a certificate of appealability; and
4. The Clerk of Court is directed to close the case. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: September 2 , 2016
/s/_________
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE