Opinion
No. 3:16-CV-3194-B
01-03-2018
ERIC GACHUCHA ANDIKA, #1292358, Petitioner, v. T. HANES, Warden, et al., Respondents.
ORDER ACCEPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
After reviewing all relevant matters of record in this case, including the Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge and any objections thereto, in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), the Court is of the opinion that the Findings and Conclusions of the Magistrate Judge are correct and they are accepted as the Findings and Conclusions of the Court.
For the reasons stated in the Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge, the petition for habeas corpus is successive and will be TRANSFERRED to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit pursuant to Henderson v. Haro, 282 F.3d 862, 864 (5th Cir. 2002), and In re Epps, 127 F.3d 364, 365 (5th Cir. 1997), by separate judgment.
A certificate of appealability (COA) is not required to appeal an order transferring a successive habeas petition. See In re Garrett, 633 F. App'x 260, 261 (5th Cir. 2016); United States v. Fulton, 780 F.3d 683 (5th Cir.2015). --------
SIGNED this 3rd day of January, 2018.
/s/ _________
JANE J. BOYLE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE