Romero v. Ford

Filing 16

ORDER denying as moot Petitioner's 13 Motion for Certificate of Appealability; denying as moot Petitioner's 15 Motion for Leave to Appeal in forma pauperis. Signed by Judge J. Randal Hall on 3/1/2017. (jah)

THE UNITED

STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
AUGUSTA DIVISION

GERSON AYALA ROMERO,

Petitioner,
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v.

BENJAMIN FORD,

Warden,

116-170

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Respondent.

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0

On October

CV

26,

2016,

R

D

the

E

R

United States

Magistrate

Judge

issued a Report and Recommendation wherein he recommended the
dismissal of Petitioner's motion brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §

2254.

This Court adopted the Report and Recommendation as its

own opinion on November 16,

2016.

At

the conclusion of the

Adoption Order, the Court denied the issuance of a Certificate of

Appealability and ruled that Petitioner should not be entitled to

proceed in forma pauperis on appeal.
On

December

1,

2016,

(See Doc. 10.)

Petitioner

filed

a

motion

for

a

Certificate of Appealability, and on December 28, 2016, he filed
a motion to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal.

Because the

Court has already ruled on both matters, the motions (doc. 13 &
15)

are DENIED AS MOOT,

ORDER ENTERED at Augusta, Georgia, this

/

day of March,

2017.

J./RANDAL HALL

STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA