Jones, Jr v. Warden

Filing 9

ORDER ADOPTING 7 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS. Petitioner's construed 28 U.S.C. § 2255 petition and amended petition are DISMISSED. 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 5/29/18. (jrb)

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U.S. DISTRICT COU^I
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT

THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEOJ^^^^^ 29 RM U' 53
SAVANNAH DIVISION

CLEf

JAMES BERNARD JONES, JR.,

so.dtSt. of GA.

Petitioner,
CASE NOS. CV418-045

V.

CR409-416

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Respondent.

ORDER

Before the Court is the Magistrate Judge's Report and
Recommendation
filed

(Doc.

record,
are

(Doc.

8).

the

After

Court

without

Recommendation

7),

to

a

careful

concludes

merit.

which

objections

de

that

novo

is ADOPTED

as the

review

Petitioner's

Accordingly,

the

have

been

of

the

objections

Report

Court's opinion

and

in this

case. As a result. Petitioner's construed 28 U.S.C. § 2255

petition

(Doc.

DISMISSED.

Certificate

In

of

1)

and

addition.

amended

petition

Petitioner

Appealability

is

("CCA"),

not

(Doc.

5)

entitled

rendering

are
to

a

moot any

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

In

his

Magistrate

objections.

Judge's

Petitioner

recommendation

that

objects

his

to

purported

the

28

U.S.C. § 2241 petition be construed as seeking relief under