Opinion
3:23-cv-2318-K (BT)
12-13-2023
MICHAEL WATTS, #2012144, Petitioner, v. DIRECTOR, TDCJ-CID, Respondent.
ORDER ACCEPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
ED KINKEADE, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE.
After making a de novo review of the pleadings, files and records in this case, and the Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge dated November 22, 2023, the Court finds that the Findings and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge are correct, and they are accepted as the Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendation of the Court. Petitioner's Objections are OVERRULED. Further, petitioner's Motion for Appointment of Counsel is DENIED.
The petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 will be TRANSFERRED to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit pursuant to In re Epps, 127 F.3d 364, 365 (5th Cir. 1997).
SO ORDERED.