Scott v. Stansberry
Filing
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ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS for 23 Report and Recommendations, 20 Motion to Dismiss filed by Patricia R. Stansberry. The Court accepts the findings and recommendations set forth in the Report and Recommendation filed 3/30/10, and i t is ORDERED that respondent's motion for summary judgment is GRANTED, and that the petition is hereby DISMISSED without prejudice, and judgment entered for respondent. Appeal procedures noted; the Court declines to issue any certificate of appealability. Signed by District Judge Raymond A. Jackson on 4/21/10 and filed on 4/22/10; Copy ECF to counsel and mailed to petitioner on 4/22/10. (kgri)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA1
Norfolk Division
FILED
APR 2 2 2010
CLERK. US DISTRICT COURT
ERIC SCOTT, #13741-171,
Petitioner,
V.
ACTION NO. 2:09cv47
PATRICIA R. STANSBERRY,
Warden of the Federal Correctional
Institution at Petersburg, Virginia,
Respondent. FINAL ORDER
This matter was initiated by petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. The petition alleges violation of petitioner's constitutional rights pertaining to his sentence and conviction of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine on December 18,2006, in the U.S. District Court for Greenville, South Carolina, as a result of which he was sentenced to serve sixty months in federal prison.
The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge1 pursuant to the provisions of 28
U.S.C. § 636(b)(l)(B) and (C) and Rule 72 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for report and recommendation. The Report of the Magistrate Judge was filed March 30, 2010. The Report
recommended dismissal of the petition without prejudice because petitioner failed to exhaust the
administrative grievance process and there exists no genuine issue as to any material fact with respect to such failure. The Court has received no objections to the Report and Recommendation
1 The petition was originally referred by a United States District Judge to United States Magistrate Judge James E.
Bradberry. As a result of Judge Bradberry's retirement, the matter was reassigned to United States Magistrate Judge Douglas E. Miller, his duly appointed successor
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and the time for filing objections has expired. The Court does hereby accept the findings and recommendations set forth in the Report and
Recommendation filed March 30,2010, and it is therefore ORDERED that respondent's motion for
summary judgment is GRANTED, and that the petition is hereby DISMISSED without prejudice,
and judgment entered for respondent.
Petitioner may appeal from the judgment entered pursuant to this Final Order by filing a written notice of appeal with the Clerk of this court, United States Courthouse, 600 Granby Street, Norfolk, Virginia 23510, within sixty (60) days from the date of entry of such judgment.
Petitioner has failed to demonstrate "a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional
right," therefore, the Court declines to issue any certificate of appealability pursuant to Rule 22(b) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure. See Miller-El v. Cockrell. 123 S.Ct. 1029,1039 (2003). The Clerk shall mail a copy of this Final Order to petitioner and to counsel of record for
respondent.
RAYMOND A. JAOKSON
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Norfolk, Virginia
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