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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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
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