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U.S. v. Abernathy

United States District Court, D. Vermont
Jul 5, 2005
File No. 2:96 CR 69 (D. Vt. Jul. 5, 2005)

Opinion

File No. 2:96 CR 69.

July 5, 2005


ORDER


The Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge was filed May 26, 2005. After careful review of the file and the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, no objections having been filed by any party, this Court ADOPTS the Magistrate Judge's recommendations in full for the reasons stated in the Report.

A district judge must make a de novo determination of those portions of a magistrate judge's report and recommendation to which an objection is made. Fed.R.Civ.P. 72(b); 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) (1); Perez-Rubio v. Wyckoff, 718 F.Supp. 217, 227 (S.D.N.Y. 1989). The district judge may "accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the magistrate's proposed findings and recommendations." Id.

The motion for re-sentencing (Paper 48), construed as a motion filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 is DENIED. In addition, the motion to amend (Paper 55) is DENIED.

Pursuant to Fed.R.App.P. 22(b), a certificate of appealability is DENIED because the petitioner has failed to make a substantial showing of denial of a federal right. Furthermore, the petitioner's grounds for relief do not present issues which are debatable among jurists of reasons, which could have been resolved differently, or which deserve further proceedings. See e.g., Flieger v. Delo, 16 F.3rd 878, 882-83 (8th Cir.) cert. denied, 513 U.S. 946 (1994); Sawyer v. Collins, 986 F.2d 1493, 1497 (5th cir.), cert. denied, 508 U.S. 933 (1993).

Furthermore, it is certified that any appeal taken in forma pauperis would not be taken in good faith, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3).

THIS CASE IS CLOSED.


Summaries of

U.S. v. Abernathy

United States District Court, D. Vermont
Jul 5, 2005
File No. 2:96 CR 69 (D. Vt. Jul. 5, 2005)
Case details for

U.S. v. Abernathy

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. WILLIAM L. ABERNATHY

Court:United States District Court, D. Vermont

Date published: Jul 5, 2005

Citations

File No. 2:96 CR 69 (D. Vt. Jul. 5, 2005)