Carter v. Rathman

Filing 18

MEMORANDUM OPINION Signed by Chief Judge Karon O Bowdre on 9/21/17. (SAC )

FILED
2017 Sep-21 PM 12:45
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
N.D. OF ALABAMA

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
EASTERN DIVISION
CHRISTOPHER SAMUEL CARTER,
Petitioner,
v.
W. T. TAYLOR,
Respondent.

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Case No.: 1:14-cv-01180-KOB-SGC

MEMORANDUM OPINION
On September 1, 2017, the magistrate judge entered a report recommending
the petition for a writ of habeas corpus brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (Doc.
1) be dismissed with prejudice for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. (Doc. 17).
Petitioner Christopher Carter was granted fourteen days to respond with any
objections. To date, no objections have been received.
After careful consideration of the record in this case and the magistrate
judge’s report, the court ADOPTS the report of the magistrate judge and
ACCEPTS her recommendations.

The court will dismiss the petition with

prejudice.
To the extent a certificate of appealability is required by Rule 11 of the
Federal Rules Governing 2255 Proceedings, a certificate of appealability is
DENIED. 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).

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 quotation omitted).
Based on the magistrate judge’s findings and discussion, the court finds that
Petitioner has failed to make the requisite showing and will issue no certificate of
appealability.
The court will enter a separate Final Order.
DONE and ORDERED this 21st day of September, 2017.

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KARON OWEN BOWDRE
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE