Jones v. Augusta State Medical Prison et al

Filing 6

ORDER denying as moot 3 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis; adopting 4 Report and Recommendations. Therefore, dismissing this action and closing the case. Accordingly, a COA is denied in this case. Signed by Judge Dudley H. Bowen on 4/22/13. (cmr)

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DISTRICT GEORGIA
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ANTHONY JONES.JR..

Petitioner,

cv 313-016
AUGUSTASTATEMEDICALPRISON;
Lieutenant
BUSSY;andSAMUELS.
OLENS,AttomeyGeneral theState
of
of
Georgia,
Respondents.

ORDER

After a careful,de noyoreviewof the file, the Courtconcurs
with the Magistrate
Report Recommendation,whichno objections
to
Judge's
and
have
been
filed. Accordingly,
the ReportandRecommendation the Magistrate
of
Judge ADOPTED asthe opinionof
is
Petitioner's
request proced in.formapauperisis DENIED AS
to
the Court. Therefore,
MOOT (doc. no. 3), and the instantpetition,filed pursuant 28 U.S.C. $ 2254, is
to
DISMISSED.
Furthermore, prisonerseeking
a
relief under 28 U.S.C. $ 2254 mtst obtain a
("COA") before
for
ofappealability
appealing denialofhis application a writ
the
certificate
whenit enters
corpus.
ThisCourt"mustissue denya certificate
or
ofappealability
ofhabeas
to
a final orderadverse the applicant."Rule 11(a)to the RulesGovemingSection2254
makesa "substantial
Proceedings.
This Court shouldgranta COA only if the prisoner

set
right." 28 U.S.C.$ 2253(c)(2). thereasons
For
showing thedenialof a constitutional
of
forth in theReportandRecommendation, in consideration
and
ofthe standards
enunciated
in Slack v. McDaniel,529 U.S. 473, 482-84(2000),Petitionerhas failed to make the
requisite
showing.Accordingly, COA is DENIED in thiscase.rMoreover,
a
because
there
wouldnot be takenin goodfaith.
areno non-frivolous
issues raiseon appeal, appeal
to
an
Accordingly,Petitioneris not entitledto appealin forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C.
$ 1e15(a)(3).
this
Uponthe foregoing, civil actionshallbe CLOSED.

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DISTRICTJUDGE

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