Hall v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Filing 7

ORDER ADOPTING 4 Report and Recommendations, DISMISSING without prejudice Petitioner's motion filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, DENYING a COA in this case, and CLOSES this civil action. Signed by Judge Dudley H. Bowen on 09/18/2017. (maa)

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FJLED IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT ^'•S. OISTPICT COURT A C FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA jgn SEP I 8 P 3- 3^ DUBLIN DIVISION CLERK-... DARRELL CORRELL HALL, Petitioner. CV 317-051 V. (Formerly CR 316-001) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. ORDER After a careful, de novo review of the file, the Court concurs with the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, to which no objections have been filed. The Magistrate Judge recommended dismissing the case without prejudice because Petitioner has a direct appeal pending, and no extraordinary circumstances warrant immediate review of Petitioner's cuiTent claims. (See doc. no. 4.) In lieu of objections, Petitioner sent a letter to the Clerk of Court explaining he agreed with the Magistrate Judge's recommendation for dismissal, but he wants a new attorney assigned to his direct appeal.' (See doc. no. 6.) As Petitioner's direct appeal is already pending in the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, any request related to those proceedings must be directed to the appellate court. Accordingly, the Court ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge as its opinion and DISMISSES without prejudice Petitioner's motion filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. The Clerk docketed the letter as a Motion to Dismiss. (Doc. no. 6.) The Court DIRECTS the Clerk to TERMINATE the "motion" from the motions report. Further, a federal prisoner must obtain a certificate of appealability ("COA") before appealing the denial of his motion to vacate. This Court "must issue or deny a certificate of appealability when it enters a final order adverse to the applicant." Rule 11(a) to the Rules Governing Section 2255 Proceedings. This Court should grant a COA only if the prisoner makes a "substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right." 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). For the reasons set forth in the Report and Recommendation, and in consideration of the standards enunciated in Slack v. McDanieh 529 U.S. 473, 482-84 (2000), Petitioner has failed to make the requisite showing. Accordingly, the Court DENIES a COA in this case.^ Moreover, because there are no non-frivolous issues to raise on appeal, an appeal would not be taken in good faith. Accordingly, Petitioner is not entitled to appeal in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3). Upon the foregoing, the CoyrLCLOSES this civil action. SO ORDERED this day of Septept^er, 2017, at Augi^a, Georgia. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDG ^"If the court denies a certificate, a party may not appeal the denial but may seek a certificate from the court of appeals under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 22." Rule 11(a) to the Rules Governing Section 2255 Proceedings.

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