Womack v. Jones et al

Filing 18

OPINION AND ORDER by Judge Frank H. Seay, denying certificate of appealability(acg, Deputy Clerk)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA BRYAN DEAN WOMACK, Petitioner, v. JUSTIN JONES, DOC Director, Respondent. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. CIV 12-399-FHS-KEW OPINION AND ORDER DENYING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY On this date the court dismissed petitioner’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus for his failure to exhaust state court remedies. After a careful review of the record, the court concludes petitioner has not shown “at least, that jurists of reason would find it debatable whether the petition states a valid claim of the denial of a constitutional right and that jurists of reason would find it debatable whether [this] court was correct in its procedural ruling.” Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000). See also 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c). ACCORDINGLY, petitioner is denied a certificate of appealability. See Rule 11(a) of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases. IT IS SO ORDERED this 14th day of June, 2013.

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