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Burr v. Estes

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA WESTERN DIVISION
Jul 28, 2016
Civil Action Number 7:13-cv-01579-AKK-JHE (N.D. Ala. Jul. 28, 2016)

Opinion

Civil Action Number 7:13-cv-01579-AKK-JHE

07-28-2016

DONALD RAY BURR, Petitioner, v. WARDEN DEWAYNE ESTES and THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA, Respondents.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

On June 24, 2016, the magistrate judge entered a Report and Recommendation, recommending that the petition for writ of habeas corpus be dismissed with prejudice. Doc. 7. No objections have been filed. The court has considered the entire file in this action, together with the report and recommendation, and has reached an independent conclusion that the report and recommendation is due to be adopted and approved.

Accordingly, the court hereby adopts and approves the findings and recommendation of the magistrate judge as the findings and conclusions of this court. The petition for writ of habeas corpus is DISMISSED. A separate Order will be entered.

This court may issue a certificate of appealability "only if the applicant has a made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right." 28 U.S.C. 2253(c)(2). To make such a showing, a "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), or that "the issues presented were adequate to deserve encouragement to proceed further." Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322, 336 (2003) (internal quotations omitted). This Court finds Petitioner's claims do not satisfy either standard.

DONE the 28th day of July, 2016.

/s/_________

ABDUL K. KALLON

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE


Summaries of

Burr v. Estes

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA WESTERN DIVISION
Jul 28, 2016
Civil Action Number 7:13-cv-01579-AKK-JHE (N.D. Ala. Jul. 28, 2016)
Case details for

Burr v. Estes

Case Details

Full title:DONALD RAY BURR, Petitioner, v. WARDEN DEWAYNE ESTES and THE ATTORNEY…

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA WESTERN DIVISION

Date published: Jul 28, 2016

Citations

Civil Action Number 7:13-cv-01579-AKK-JHE (N.D. Ala. Jul. 28, 2016)