Presley v. Peters

Filing 16

ORDER ADOPTING 15 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by George Walter Presley. The petition is dismissed with prejudice as time barred and Presley is not entitled to either a Certificate of Appealability or to appeal IFP.. Signed by Chief Judge Kristi K. DuBose on 10/25/17. (copy of this order and judgment sent to petitioner, respondent and Alabama Attorney General) (cmj)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
SOUTHERN DIVISION

GEORGE WALTER PRESLEY,
Petitioner,
v.
CLIFFORD WALKER,
Chairman, Alabama Board of
Pardons and Paroles,
Respondent.

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ORDER

After due and proper consideration of the issues raised, and there having
been no objections filed, the Report and Recommendations of the Magistrate Judge
made under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B)-(C), Rule 8(b) of the Rules Governing § 2254
Cases in the United States District Courts, and S.D. Ala. GenLR 72(a)(2)(R), and
dated October 2, 2017, (doc. 15) is ADOPTED as the opinion of this Court.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED that Petitioner George Walter Presley’s
petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Doc. 1) is DISMISSED
with prejudice as time-barred under 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1), and that Presley is
not entitled to a Certificate of Appealability pursuant to this final adverse order.
The Court also certifies that any appeal by Presley of this dismissal would be
without merit and therefore not taken in good faith. Thus, Presley is not entitled to
proceed in forma pauperis on appeal.

In accordance with Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in
the United States District Courts (“In every case, the clerk must serve a copy of

the petition and any order on the respondent and on the attorney general or
other appropriate officer of the state involved.”), the Clerk of Court is
DIRECTED to serve copies of this order and the accompanying judgment on the
Respondent and the Attorney General of Alabama.
DONE and ORDERED this the 25th day of October 2017.

/s/ Kristi K. DuBose
KRISTI K. DuBOSE
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE