Sanchez v. Hassell et al

Filing 4

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Madeline Hughes Haikala on 7/26/2016. (KEK)

FILED
2016 Jul-26 PM 02:40
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
N.D. OF ALABAMA

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
MIDDLE DIVISION
ELVIS RADHAMEZ MOTA
SANCHEZ,
Petitioner
vs.
SCOTT HASSELL, et al.,
Respondents

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Case No. 4:15-cv-01623-MHH-HGD

MEMORANDUM OPINION
On July 11, 2016, Magistrate Judge Davis filed a report and recommendation.
The Clerk of Court mailed a copy of the report and recommendation to the petitioner,
Mr. Sanchez, at his last known address. The mail has been returned to the court
marked “RTS” with the notation “Released 9-7-15.” To date, Mr. Sanchez has not
informed the court of his updated address. No party has filed objections to the to the
report and recommendation.
The Court ADOPTS the report of the magistrate judge, and ACCEPTS his
recommendation that the § 2241 petition for writ of habeas corpus be denied.

Pursuant to Rule 11 of the Rules Governing § 2254 Cases,1 the Court has
considered the suitability of the claims within the petition for appellate review. See
28 U.S.C. § 2253. Rule 22(b) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure provides
that when a petitioner appeals, the district judge who rendered the judgment “shall”
either issue a certificate of appeal (COA) or state the reasons why such a certificate
should not issue. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2), a court may issue a COA only
when the petitioner “has made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional
right.” A petitioner can make a substantial showing by demonstrating that “reasonable
jurists could debate whether (or for that matter, agree that) the petition should have
been resolved in a different manner” or that the issues were “adequate to deserve
encouragement to proceed further.” Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000)
(citing Barefoot v. Estelle, 463 U.S. 880, 893 & n.4 (1983)). For procedural rulings,
a COA will issue only if reasonable jurists could debate whether the petition states a
valid claim of the denial of a constitutional right and whether the court’s procedural
ruling was correct. Id.
The Court finds that reasonable jurists could not debate its resolution of the
claims presented in this habeas corpus petition. For the reasons stated in the

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The Rules Governing § 2254 Cases are applicable to habeas corpus petitions pursuant to
28 U.S.C. § 2241. See Rule 1(b), Rules Governing § 2254 Cases.
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magistrate judge’s report and recommendation, the Court will not issue a COA with
respect to Mr. Sanchez’s claims.
The Court will enter a separate order dismissing this action.
DONE this 26th day of July, 2016.

MADELINE HUGHES HAIKALA
U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE

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