Opinion
Case No. 4:12CV02072 SNLJ
01-13-2016
DWAYNE J. WINGO, Petitioner, v. TROY STEELE, Respondent.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before me on the petition for writ of habeas corpus filed by Petitioner Dwayne J. Wingo. I referred this matter to United States Magistrate Judge John M. Bodenhausen, for a report and recommendation on all dispositive matters pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b). On November 23, 2015, Judge Bodenhausen filed his recommendation that Wingo's habeas petition should be dismissed.
Objections to Judge Bodenhausen's Report and Recommendation were filed. After careful consideration, I will adopt and sustain the thorough reasoning of Judge Bodenhausen and deny Wingo's habeas petition for the reasons stated in the Report and Recommendation dated November 23, 2015.
I have also considered whether to issue a certificate of appealability. To grant a certificate of appealability, the Court must find a substantial showing of the denial of a federal constitutional right. See Tiedeman v. Benson, 122 F.3d 518, 522 (8th Cir. 1997). A substantial showing is a showing that issues are debatable among reasonable jurists, a Court could resolve the issues differently, or the issues deserve further proceedings. Cox v. Norris, 133 F.3d 565, 569 (8th Cir. 1997) (citing Flieger v. Delo, 16 F.3d 878, 882-83 (8th Cir. 1994)). Because Wingo has not made such a showing in this case, I will not issue a certificate of appealability.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Judge Bodenhausen's Report and Recommendation, #22, filed November 23, 2015 is adopted and sustained in its entirety.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner's Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, #13, is DENIED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Court will not issue a certificate of appealability. A separate Judgment in accordance with this Memorandum and Order is entered this same date.
Dated this 13th day of January, 2016.
/s/_________
STEPHEN N. LIMBAUGH, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE