Jones v. Kelley

Filing 20

ORDER adopting 19 Report and Recommendations; further denying 18 Motion for Leave to Appeal in forma pauperis. Signed by Honorable P. K. Holmes, III on June 12, 2017. (hnc)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
FORT SMITH DIVISION
JOE MCKINLEY JONES, JR.
v.

PETITIONER
No. 2:17-CV-02043

WENDY KELLEY

RESPONDENT
ORDER

The Court has received a report and recommendation (Doc. 19) from United States
Magistrate Judge Mark E. Ford. No objections have been filed and the deadline to file objections
has passed. The Magistrate recommends that the Court deny Petitioner’s motion for leave to
appeal in forma pauperis because the Court has already declined to issue Petitioner a certificate of
appealability.

The Court has carefully reviewed this case.

The Magistrate’s report and

recommendation appears proper, contains no clear error, and is ADOPTED IN ITS ENTIRETY.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT Petitioner’s motion for leave to appeal in forma
pauperis (Doc. 18) is DENIED.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 12th day of June, 2017.

/s/P. K. Holmes, III
P.K. HOLMES, III
CHIEF U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE