Johnson v. Wissingen et al

Filing 11

ORDER ACCEPTING 6 FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE: Habeas corpus petition is successive, and the clerk is directed to transfer the matter to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. (Fifth Circuit notified via copy of the Notice of Electronic Filing.) (Ordered by Judge David C Godbey on 3/3/2017) (ran)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
DALLAS DIVISION
JIMMY CHARLES JOHNSON, #727145,
Petitioner,
v.
LORIE DAVIS, Director,
Texas Department of Criminal Justice,
Correctional Institutions Div.,
Respondent.

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CIVIL NO. 3:16-CV-3518-N-BK

ORDER ACCEPTING FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION
OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
The United States Magistrate Judge made Findings, Conclusions, and a Recommendation
in this case. No objections were filed. The District Court reviewed the proposed Findings,
Conclusions, and Recommendation for plain error. Finding none, the Court ACCEPTS the
Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the successive habeas petition is TRANSFERRED
to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. See 28 U.S.C. ' 2244(b)(3); 28
U.S.C. § 1631.1
SO ORDERED this 3rd day of March, 2017.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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An order transferring a successive application to the court of appeals is not a final order
requiring a certificate of appealability. See United States v. Fulton, 780 F.3d 683, 688 (5th Cir.
2015); Brewer v. Stephens, 605 Fed. Appx. 417 (5th Cir. 2015) (per curiam).