McDonald v. Dallas County Sheriff, No. 3:2020cv01913 - Document 5 (N.D. Tex. 2020)

Court Description: Order Adopting 4 Findings and Recommendations and Denying Certificate of Appealability. (Ordered by Senior Judge Sidney A Fitzwater on 9/21/2020) (jmg)

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McDonald v. Dallas County Sheriff Doc. 5 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS DALLAS DIVISION JEREMY MCDONALD, Dallas Cnty. Jail BookIn # 19031025, § § § § § § § § § § Petitioner, V. DALLAS COUNTY SHERIFF, Respondent. No. 3:20-CV-1913-D ORDER The United States Magistrate Judge made findings, conclusions, and a recommendation in this case. No objections were filed. The undersigned district judge reviewed the proposed findings, conclusions, and recommendation for plain error. Finding none, the court adopts the findings, conclusions, and recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge. Assuming that a certificate of appealability is required, considering the record in this case and pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 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 petitioner has failed to show that reasonable jurists would find “it debatable whether the petition states a valid claim of the denial of a constitutional right” or “debatable whether [this court] was correct in its procedural Dockets.Justia.com ruling.” Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000). But, if petitioner elects to file a notice of appeal, he must either pay the appellate filing fee ($505.00) or move for leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal. SO ORDERED. September 21, 2020. _________________________________ SIDNEY A. FITZWATER SENIOR JUDGE 2

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