Matthews #375577 v. Harry
Filing
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ORDER APPROVING AND ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION 13 ; denying petition for habeas corpus relief; denying a certificate of appealability as to each issue asserted; Judgment to issue; signed by Judge Janet T. Neff (Judge Janet T. Neff, rmw)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
JEROME MATTHEWS,
Petitioner,
Case No. 1:18-cv-357
v.
HON. JANET T. NEFF
RANDEE REWERTS,
Respondent.
____________________________/
ORDER
This is a habeas corpus petition filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The matter was referred
to the Magistrate Judge, who issued a Report and Recommendation on February 10, 2021,
recommending that this Court deny the petition and not certify that an appeal would not be taken
in good faith. The Report and Recommendation was duly served on the parties. No objections
have been filed, see 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), and the Court issues this Order. The Court will also
issue a Judgment in this § 2254 proceeding. See Gillis v. United States, 729 F.3d 641, 643 (6th
Cir. 2013) (requiring a separate judgment in habeas proceedings). Accordingly:
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate
Judge (ECF No. 13) is APPROVED and ADOPTED as the Opinion of the Court and the petition
for habeas corpus relief (ECF No. 1) is DENIED for the reasons stated in the Report and
Recommendation.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a certificate of appealability pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §
2253(c) is DENIED as to each issue asserted. See RULES GOVERNING § 2254 CASES, Rule 11
(requiring the district court to “issue or deny a certificate of appealability when it enters a final
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order”). Petitioner has not demonstrated that reasonable jurists would find the Court’s rulings
debatable or wrong. Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473 (2000); Murphy v. Ohio, 263 F.3d 466, 46667 (6th Cir. 2001).
Dated: March 9, 2021
/s/ Janet T. Neff
JANET T. NEFF
United States District Judge
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