Garrison v. Director, TDCJ-CID

Filing 21

ORDER ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION for 19 Report and Recommendations. Accordingly, the findings of fact and conclusions of law of the Magistrate Judge are correct, and the report of the Magistrate Judge is ADO PTED. A final judgment will be entered in this case in accordance with the Magistrate Judge's recommendations. Furthermore, the Court is of the opinion petitioner is not entitled to a certificate of appealability. Accordingly, a certificate of appealability will not be issued. Signed by Judge Amos L. Mazzant, III on 12/30/2016. (daj, )

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS SHERMAN DIVISION WILLIAM SCOTT GARRISON § VS. § DIRECTOR, TDCJ-CID § CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:14-CV-113 ORDER ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION Petitioner, William Scott Garrison, an inmate confined at the Clements Unit with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, proceeding pro se, brings this petition for writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The Court referred this matter to the Honorable Christine Nowak, United States Magistrate Judge, at Sherman, Texas, for consideration pursuant to applicable laws and orders of this Court. The Magistrate Judge recommends petitioner’s petition for writ of habeas corpus be denied o the merits. The Court has received and considered the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge filed pursuant to such order, along with the record, and pleadings. No objections to the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge were filed by the parties. ORDER Accordingly, the findings of fact and conclusions of law of the Magistrate Judge are correct, and the report of the Magistrate Judge is ADOPTED. A final judgment will be entered in this case in accordance with the Magistrate Judge’s recommendations. Furthermore, the Court is of the opinion petitioner is not entitled to a certificate of appealability. An appeal from a judgment denying post-conviction collateral relief may not proceed unless a judge issues a certificate of appealability. See 28 U.S.C. § 2253. The standard for a certificate of appealability requires the petitioner to make a substantial showing of the denial of a federal constitutional right. See Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 483-84 (2000); Elizalde v. Dretke, 362 F.3d 323, 328 (5th Cir. 2004). To make a substantial showing, the petitioner need not establish that he would prevail on the merits. Rather, he must demonstrate that the issues are subject to debate among jurists of reason, that a court could resolve the issues in a different manner, or that the questions presented are worthy of encouragement to proceed further. See Slack, 529 U.S. at 483-84. Any doubt regarding whether to grant a certificate of appealability should be resolved in favor of the movant, and the severity of the penalty may be considered in making this determination. See Miller v. Johnson, 200 F.3d 274, 280-81 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 531 U.S. 849 (2000). . In this case, petitioner has not shown that any of the issues would be subject to debate among jurists of reason. The questions presented are not worthy of encouragement to proceed further. Therefore, petitioner has failed to make a sufficient showing to merit the issuance of certificate of appealability. Accordingly, a certificate of appealability will not be issued. SIGNED this 30th day of December, 2016. ___________________________________ AMOS L. MAZZANT UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 2

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