Opinion
CASE NO. 19-CV-61879-RAR/STRAUSS
02-12-2021
RONALD WILSON, Petitioner, v. MARK S. INCH, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, Respondent.
ORDER AFFIRMING AND ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION AND DENYING HABEAS PETITION
THIS CAUSE comes before the Court upon United States Magistrate Judge Jared M. Strauss's Report and Recommendation [ECF No. 12] ("Report"), entered on January 26, 2021. The Report recommends that the Court deny Petitioner's Petition Under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody [ECF No. 1] ("Petition"). Petitioner timely filed objections to the Report on February 9, 2021 [ECF No. 13] ("Objections").
When a magistrate judge's "disposition" has been properly objected to, district courts must review the disposition de novo. FED. R. CIV. P. 72(b)(3). Because Petitioner timely filed objections to the Report, the Court has conducted a de novo review of Magistrate Judge Strauss's legal and factual findings. Having carefully reviewed the Petition, the Report, the Objections, the factual record, the applicable law, and being otherwise fully advised, it is hereby
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows:
1. The Report [ECF No. 12] is AFFIRMED AND ADOPTED.
2. The Petition Under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody [ECF No. 1] is DENIED for the reasons set forth in the Report.
3. A certificate of appealability is DENIED.
4. The Clerk is directed to CLOSE this case.
5. Any pending motions are DENIED as moot.
A certificate of appealability "may issue . . . only if the applicant has made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right." 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). "Where a district court has rejected the constitutional claims on the merits, the showing required to satisfy § 2253(c) is straightforward: The 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). Because Petitioner does not satisfy this burden, the Court will not issue a certificate of appealability. --------
DONE AND ORDERED in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, this 12th day of February, 2021.
/s/ _________
RODOLFO A. RUIZ II
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE