HEWITT v. ALLEN

Filing 20

ORDER adopting the 18 Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge as its opinion; granting the Respondent's 15 Motion to Dismiss; dismissing as untimely the instant petition brought pursuant 28 U.S.C. § 2254; denying a Certificat e of Appealability in this case; determining that the Petitioner is not entitled to appeal in forma pauperis; closing this civil action; and directing the Clerk to enter final judgment in favor of the Respondent. Signed by Judge Dudley H. Bowen on 12/22/2014. (jah)

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Petitioner,

cv 314-027

V.

MARTY,AL[,EN,
Resnondent.
ORDER

Alter a caretul, de navo review of the tile. ttre Court concurs with the M*gistrate Judge's
to
Report;tnd F.l"ecommendation,w'hich no objectionshave been filed. Accordingly, the Coutt
ADOPTS the Report rurd Recommendntiom the Magistrrrte .Iudge as its opimioel,GRANTS
af
[tespondent's motion t*r disnriss, and DISMISSEfi as untimely the in.stantpetition br:ought
pursuant 28 tJ.$"{1. 2254.
to
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A prisoner: seeking relief mrder ?8 LI.S.C. $ 2254 must obtain a certilicate of
corpus.
appealability("COA'') be{irreappealingth* denial af his applicationfbr a rvrit of haheas
T'his Court "must issueor deny a ceftificate of alrpe*l*bility rvhen it entersa final order actverse
to the applicant." Rule I I(a) to the Rules Covelrriug $ection 2254 Proceeclings.This Clourt
showirrg of the clenial of a
stlould grant a COA only if the prisoner nrakes a n.substantial
constitutional right." 28 LI.S.C. $ 2253(cX2). For the re&$onsset frrrth in the R"ep*rtand
in
enunci*tectr Slnck v. McDanicl, 529
anclin consider*tionqlf tleestandards
Reconrmendation,

tlre
has
showing. Accorclingly,
U.S.473,482-84(2000),Petitioner failedtr: makethe requisite
issues
to
because
theile no non-frivolous
are
Court DENIES a COA in this cuse.t Moreover,
raise on appeal,an appenlu'ould not be trrkenin good faith. ,{ccordingly, Petitioneris not
intormuStaulterh. 28 U.S.C. 1915(aX3).
entitled nppeal
trr
Seq
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I"lponthe f-oregoing, Court CLOSES this civil actionand ETRECT$ the Cllerkto
the
anter tinal jurlgrnent in titvcr of Resgqnclent.

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SO$RDEREDthis--' Ualrctfficember,20L4, Augusta,

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t "lf the court denies* certif'rcate. patties nray not appealthe denial but rnay seek a
the
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22." R.ule1l(a) to
under
certificateflclm the cuurt of appeals
2254Proceedings.
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