Evans v. Bryant et al

Filing 34

ORDER ADOPTING SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION 26 of Magistrate Judge Bernard Jones..the court denies petitioner's habeas petition; a certificate of appealability is denied. Signed by Honorable Joe Heaton on 10/26/2017. (lam)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA
WILLIAM DAVID EVANS, JR.,
Petitioner,
vs.
JASON BRYANT, Warden.
Respondent.

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NO. CIV-14-0576-HE

ORDER
Petitioner William David Evans, Jr., a state prisoner appearing pro se, filed this action
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 seeking habeas relief. The court referred the matter to
Magistrate Judge Bernard M. Jones for initial proceedings. When neither party objected
to the magistrate judge’s Supplemental Report and Recommendation (“Report”), the court
entered an order and judgment denying the habeas petition. The court subsequently
vacated its order and judgment upon learning petitioner had not received the magistrate
judge’s Report. The clerk mailed petitioner a copy and he was directed to file any objection
to it by October 20, 2017. Petitioner was advised that if he failed to make timely objection
to the Report he would waive the right to appellate review of the factual and legal issues it
addressed.
Petitioner has not objected to the Report or sought an extension of time within which
to do so. He thereby waived his right to challenge its findings and conclusions. Casanova
v. Ulibarri, 595 F.3d 1120, 1123 (10th Cir. 2010); see 28 U.S.C. §636(b)(1)(C).
Accordingly, the court ADOPTS Magistrate Judge Jones’s Supplemental Report and
Recommendation and DENIES the habeas petition. A certificate of appealability is denied

as the court finds petitioner has not made “a substantial showing of the denial of a
constitutional right.” 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2).
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated this 26th day of October, 2017.

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