MORRISON v. STATE OF GEORGIA

Filing 6

ORDER dismissing petition without prejudice. Petitioner is also denied a certificate of appealability. Ordered by U.S. District Judge W LOUIS SANDS on 7/7/2014. (bcl)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
ALBANY DIVISION

RUDOLPH G. MORRISON,

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Petitioner.
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VS.
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SONYA BRYANT,
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Respondent.
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NO. 1:14-CV-61 (WLS)
ORDER

Petitioner RUDOLPH G. MORRISON filed the habeas petition under 28 U.S.C. §
2254. In Order dated June 5, 2014, the United States Magistrate Judge directed Petitioner to
supplement his petition and state: (1) any “collateral consequences” of his 2008 conviction, and
(2) why this action is not barred by the statute of limitations (Doc. 5). Petitioner was given
twenty-one (21) days to comply and advised that a failure to do so would result in the dismissal
of this action.
Petitioner has failed timely to respond to this Court’s June 5th Order. The instant action is
therefore DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Reasonable jurists could not find that such
dismissal of the instant action is debatable or wrong; Petitioner is thus also DENIED a
Certificate of Appealability.
SO ORDERED, this 7th day of July, 2014.

/s/ W. Louis Sands
W. LOUIS SANDS, JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT