Hartsfield v. Director, TDCJ-CID

Filing 23

MEMORANDUM ADOPTING 21 Report and Recommendations of the US Magistrate Judge and Entering Final Judgment. It is ORDERED that the writ of habeas corpus is DISMISSED with prejudice, and a certificate of appealability is DENIED sua sponte. All motions pending in this action are DENIED. Signed by Judge Michael H. Schneider on 10/26/11. (leh, )

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS TYLER DIVISION JOHN HARTSFIELD § v. § DIRECTOR, TDCJ-CID § CIVIL ACTION NO. 6:11cv58 MEMORANDUM ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE AND ENTERING FINAL JUDGMENT The Petitioner John Hartsfield, proceeding pro se, filed this application for the writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. §2254 complaining of the legality of his conviction. This Court ordered that the matter be referred to the United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §636(b)(1) and (3) and the Amended Order for the Adoption of Local Rules for the Assignment of Duties to United States Magistrate Judges. The Magistrate Judge ordered the Respondent to answer the petition, and Hartsfield filed a response to the answer. After review of the pleadings and the state court records, the Magistrate Judge issued a Report recommending that the petition be dismissed. The Magistrate Judge also recommended that a certificate of appealability be denied sua sponte. Hartsfield received a copy of the Magistrate Judge’s Report on September 14, 2011, but has filed no objections thereto; accordingly, he is barred from de novo review by the district judge of those findings, conclusions, and recommendations and, except upon grounds of plain error, from appellate review of the unobjected-to factual findings and legal conclusions accepted and adopted by the district court. Douglass v. United Services Automobile Association, 79 F.3d 1415, 1430 (5th Cir. 1996) (en banc). 1 The Court has carefully reviewed the pleadings in this cause and the Report of the Magistrate Judge. Upon such review, the Court has concluded that the Report of the Magistrate Judge is correct. It is accordingly ORDERED that the Report of the Magistrate Judge is ADOPTED as the opinion of the District Court. It is further . ORDERED that the above-styled application for the writ of habeas corpus be and hereby is DISMISSED with prejudice. It is further ORDERED that the Petitioner John Hartsfield is hereby DENIED a certificate of appealability sua sponte. Finally, it is ORDERED that any and all motions which may be pending in this civil action are hereby DENIED. SIGNED this 26th day of October, 2011. ____________________________________ MICHAEL H. SCHNEIDER UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 2

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