Painter v. Masters

Filing 12

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER: The court ADOPTS the 11 Proposed Findings and Recommendation by Magistrate Judge Omar J. Aboulhosn, DISMISSES this 1 matter without prejudice and DIRECTS the Clerk to remove this case from the court's docket. The court DENIES a certificate of appealability. Signed by Senior Judge David A. Faber on 12/6/2017. (cc: petitioner, pro se and counsel of record) (arb)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA
AT BLUEFIELD
TIMOTHY WAYNE PAINTER,
Petitioner,
v.

CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:14-26980

BART MASTERS, Warden,
Respondent.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
Pending before the court is petitioner’s application for a
writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241.

ECF No. 1.

By Standing Order, the matter was referred1 to United States
Magistrate Judge Omar J. Aboulhosn for submission of proposed
findings and recommendations (“PF&R”) for disposition pursuant
to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B).

On September 25, 2017, the

magistrate judge submitted his PF&R, in which he recommended
that the district court dismiss this matter without prejudice
and remove the matter from the court’s docket.

ECF No. 11.

In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b),
petitioner was allotted fourteen days, plus three mailing days,
in which to file any objections to Magistrate Judge Aboulhosn’s

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This matter was originally referred to Magistrate Judge R.
Clarke VanDevort, ECF No. 5, and then upon his retirement, the
matter was referred to Magistrate Judge Aboulhosn. See ECF No.
8.
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Findings and Recommendation.

The failure to file such

objections constitutes a waiver of the right to a de novo review
by this court.

Snyder v. Ridenour, 889 F.2d 1363 (4th Cir.

1989).
Petitioner failed to file any objections to the Magistrate
Judge Aboulhosn’s Findings and Recommendation within the
seventeen-day period.

Having reviewed the Findings and

Recommendation, the court adopts the findings and recommendation
contained therein.
The court hereby ADOPTS the factual and legal analysis
contained within the PF&R, (ECF No. 11), DISMISSES this matter,
without prejudice, (ECF No. 1) and DIRECTS the Clerk to remove
this case from the court’s docket.
Additionally, the court has considered whether to grant a
certificate of appealability.

See 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c).

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certificate will not be granted unless there is “a substantial
showing of the denial of a constitutional right.”
2253(c)(2).

28 U.S.C. §

The standard is satisfied only upon a showing that

reasonable jurists would find that any assessment of the
constitutional claims by this court is debatable or wrong and
that any dispositive procedural ruling is likewise debatable.
Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322, 336-38 (2003); Slack v.
McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000); Rose v. Lee, 252 F.3d 676,
683-84 (4th Cir. 2001).

The court concludes that the governing
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standard is not satisfied in this instance.

Accordingly, the

court DENIES a certificate of appealability.
The Clerk is further directed to forward a copy of this
Memorandum Opinion and Order to counsel of record and
petitioner, pro se.
It is SO ORDERED this 6th day of December, 2017.

ENTER:
David A. Faber
Senior United States District Judge

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