Sears v. Williams

Filing 18

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS for 16 Report and Recommendations and DENYING the 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 1/12/17. (jlm)

. DISTRICT COURT
Dlsisrict of Ua.
Filed in Office

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
SAVANNAH DIVISION

_M.

ROBERT ALLEN SEARS,

Deputy Clerk

Petitioner,

CASE NO. CV415-II1

V.

WARDEN STANLEY WILLIAMS,

Respondent.

ORDER

Before the Court is the Magistrate Judge's Report and
Recommendations

(Doc.

16),

to

which

filed (Doc. 17). After a careful de

objections

have

novo review

been

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. § 2254 Petition
is DENIED. In

Certificate

of

addition.

Petitioner is not entitled to

Appealability,

rendering

moot

any

a

request

for in forma pauperis status on appeal. The Clerk of Court
is DIRECTED to close this case.

SO ORDERED this

day of January 2017

WILLIAM T. MOORE,
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA