Allen v. Steele

Filing 50

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Judge Baker's Report and Recommendation, #44, filed March 8, 2017 is adopted and sustained in its entirety. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, #1, is DENIED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Court will not issue a certificate of appealability. A separate Judgment in accordance with this Memorandum and Order is entered this same date. Signed by District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr on 5/30/2017. (JMC)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
CRAIG ALLEN,
Petitioner,
vs.
CINDY GRIFFITH,
Respondent.

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Case No. 4:13CV02329 SNLJ

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before me on the petition for writ of habeas corpus filed by
Petitioner Craig Allen. I referred this matter to United States Magistrate Judge Nannette
A. Baker for a report and recommendation on all dispositive matters pursuant to 28
U.S.C. § 636(b). On March 8, 2017, Judge Baker filed her recommendation that Allen’s
habeas petition should be dismissed.
Objections to Judge Baker’s Report and Recommendation were filed. After
careful consideration, I will adopt and sustain the thorough reasoning of Judge Baker and
deny Allen’s habeas petition for the reasons stated in the Report and Recommendation
dated March 8, 2017. Petitioner’s objections are overruled.
I have also considered whether to issue a certificate of appealability. To grant a
certificate of appealability, the Court must find a substantial showing of the denial of a
federal constitutional right. See Tiedeman v. Benson, 122 F.3d 518, 522 (8th Cir. 1997).
A substantial showing is a showing that issues are debatable among reasonable jurists, a
Court could resolve the issues differently, or the issues deserve further proceedings. Cox

v. Norris, 133 F.3d 565, 569 (8th Cir. 1997) (citing Flieger v. Delo, 16 F.3d 878, 882-83
(8th Cir. 1994)). Because Allen has not made such a showing in this case, I will not issue
a certificate of appealability.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Judge Baker’s Report and Recommendation,
#44, filed March 8, 2017 is adopted and sustained in its entirety.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner’s Petition for Writ of Habeas
Corpus, #1, is DENIED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Court will not issue a certificate of
appealability. A separate Judgment in accordance with this Memorandum and Order is
entered this same date.
Dated this 30th day of May, 2017.
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STEPHEN N. LIMBAUGH, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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