Garcia v. Nielson et al

Filing 7

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge R David Proctor on 7/25/2016. (AVC)

FILED
2016 Jul-25 PM 02:57
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
N.D. OF ALABAMA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
SOUTHERN DIVISION
BERGELINO GARCIA,
Petitioner,
v.
ROBERT NIELSON, WARDEN,
and THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA,
Respondents.

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2:13-cv-1483-RDP-JEO

MEMORANDUM OPINION
This is an action on a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254
by Bergelino Garcia, an Alabama state prisoner who filed this case pro se. (Doc. 1-1). On June 20,
2016, the Magistrate Judge entered a Report and Recommendation pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b).
(Doc. 6). The Magistrate Judge has recommended that habeas relief be denied and that the action
be dismissed with prejudice because Petitioner’s claims are unexhausted and now procedurally
defaulted. (Id.) No objections to the Report and Recommendation have been filed, and the time
prescribed for doing so has expired.
After carefully reviewing and considering de novo all the materials in the court file, including
the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation, the court determines the Magistrate Judge’s
findings are due to be and are hereby ADOPTED and his recommendation is ACCEPTED.
Accordingly, the petition for a writ of habeas corpus is due to be denied and this action is due to be
dismissed with prejudice. Further, the court concludes that the petition does not present issues that
are debatable among jurists of reason, so a certificate of appealability is also due to be denied. See
28 U.S.C. § 2253(c); Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484-85 (2000); Rule 11(a), RULES

GOVERNING § 2254 PROCEEDINGS. A separate Final Order will be entered.
DONE and ORDERED this

25th

day of July, 2016.

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R. DAVID PROCTOR
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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