Goodwin v. United States of America

Filing 9

ORDER adopting 5 Report and Recommendations and denying 2255 petition. In addition, Petitioner is not entitled to a Certificate of Appealability, rendering moot any request for in forma pauperis status on appeal. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to close this case. Signed by Judge William T. Moore, Jr on 3/20/17. (jlm)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA'"HI «|{? ;> j su o. pc
SAVANNAH DIVISION

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EDDIE KODELL GOODWIN,

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Petitioner,
CASE NOS. CV413-263

V.

CR411-348

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Respondent.

ORDER

Before

the

Recommendation

Court

(Doc.

is

the

5), to

Magistrate

which

Judge's

objections

Report

have

been

and

filed

(Doc. 7; Doc. 8). After a careful de novo review of the record,

the

Court

concludes

that

Petitioner's

objections

are

without

merit. Accordingly, the Report and Recommendation is ADOPTED as
the Court's opinion in this case. As a result. Petitioner's 28
U.S.C. § 2255 Petition is DENIED. In addition. Petitioner is not

entitled to a Certificate of Appealability, rendering moot any
request for in forma

pauperis status on appeal.

The

Clerk of

Court is DIRECTED to close this case.

In his objections. Petitioner continues to insist that his

counsel

was

ineffective

for

failing

to

inform

him

that

the

Government offered to allow him to plead guilty. (Doc. 7 at 2-4;

Doc. 8 at 3-4.) In support of this argument. Petitioner points
to a purported plea offer by the Government. (Doc. 8, Ex. 1.)
However, that document states that in exchange for

Defendant's