Reed v. Stephens, Director TDCJ-CID

Filing 15

Order Adopting 14 Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations of the United States Magistrate Judge and Denying Certificate of Appealability. (Ordered by Chief Judge Sidney A Fitzwater on 10/30/2013) (skt)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS DALLAS DIVISION TROY JEROME REED, Petitioner, V. WILLIAM STEPHENS, Director Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent. § § § § § § § § § § § No. 3:13-CV-1236-D ORDER After making an independent review of the pleadings, files, and records in this case, and the findings, conclusions, and recommendation of the magistrate judge, the court concludes that the findings and conclusions are correct. It is therefore ordered that the findings, conclusions, and recommendation of the magistrate judge are adopted. It is therefore ordered that petitioner’s motion for extension of time to file 28 U.S.C. § 2255 filing is dismissed sua sponte for want of jurisdiction. Considering the record in this case and pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 22(b), Rule 11(a) of the Rules Governing §§ 2254 and 2255 proceedings, and 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c), the court denies a certificate of appealability. The court adopts and incorporates by reference the magistrate judge’s findings, conclusions, and recommendation filed in this case in support of its finding that the petitioner has failed to show (1) that reasonable jurists would find this court’s “assessment of the constitutional claims debatable or wrong,” or (2) that reasonable jurists would find “it debatable whether the petition states a valid claim of the denial of a constitutional right” and “debatable whether [this court] was correct in its procedural ruling.” Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S.473, 484 (2000). If petitioner files a notice of appeal, ( ) petitioner may proceed in forma pauperis on appeal. (X) petitioner must pay the $455.00 appellate filing fee or submit a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. SO ORDERED. October 30, 2013. _________________________________ SIDNEY A. FITZWATER CHIEF JUDGE -2-

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