Butler v. State of Georgia, et al., No. 1:2013cv00016 - Document 18 (S.D. Ga. 2014)

Court Description: ORDER adopting 15 Report and Recommendation; denying the instant petition brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254; denying a COA in this case; directing the Clerk to enter final judgment in favor of Respondent; and closing this civil aciton. Signed by Judge J. Randal Hall on 07/08/2014. (thb)

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Butler v. State of Georgia, et al. Doc. 18 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA AUGUSTA DIVISION WILLIE BERNARD BUTLER, Petitioner, CV 113-016 v. DENNIS BROWN, Warden, Respondent. ORDER After a careful, de novo review of the file, the Court concurs with the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, to which objections have been filed (doc. no. 17). Accordingly, the Court ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge as its opinion and DENIES the instant petition brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. A prisoner seeking relief under § 2254 must obtain a certificate of appealability ("COA") before appealing the denial of his application for a writ of habeas corpus. This Court "must issue or deny a certificate of appealability when it enters a final order adverse to the applicant." Rule 11(a) to the Rules Governing Section 2254 Proceedings. This Court should grant a COA only if the prisoner makes a "substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right." 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). For the reasons set forth in the Report and Recommendation, and in consideration of the standards enunciated in Slack v. McDanieh 529 U.S. 473, 482-84 (2000), Petitioner has failed to make the requisite Dockets.Justia.com showing. Accordingly, the Court DENIES a COA in this case.1 Moreover, because there are no non-frivolous issues to raise on appeal, an appeal would not be taken in good faith and Petitioner is not entitled to appeal informapauperis. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3). Upon the foregoing, the Court CLOSES this civil action, and DIRECTS the Clerk to enter final judgment in favor of Respondent. SO ORDERED this J£_ day ofJuly, 2014, at Augusta, Georgia. TATES DISTRICT JUDGE RN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA '"If the court denies a certificate, the parties may not appeal the denial but may seek a certificate from the court of appeals under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 22." Rule 11(a) to the Rules Governing Section 2254 Proceedings. 2

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