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Chatfield v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
Mar 21, 2017
Case No. 16-22591-Civ-COOKE/TORRES (S.D. Fla. Mar. 21, 2017)

Opinion

Case No. 16-22591-Civ-COOKE/TORRES 09-20870-Cr-COOKE

03-21-2017

TIMOTHY CHATFIELD, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent.


ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION AND DENYING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY

THIS MATTER was referred to the Honorable Edwin G. Torres, United States Magistrate Judge, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §636(b)(1)(B), Rules 8 and 10 of the Rules Governing Section 2255 Cases in the United States District Courts, and Administrative Order 2003-19 of this Court, for a ruling on all pre-trial, non-dispositive matters and for a Report and Recommendation on any dispositive matters (ECF No. 10). On March 2, 2017, Judge Torres issued a Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 14) recommending that Petitioner's Motion to Correct Sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (ECF No. 1) be denied.

Petitioner did not file objections to the Report and Recommendation, and the time to do so has passed. I have considered Judge Torres's Report and Recommendation, the record, and the relevant legal authorities. I find Judge Torres's Report and Recommendation clear, cogent, and compelling.

It is ORDERED and ADJUDGED that Judge Torres's Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 14) is AFFIRMED and ADOPTED. Accordingly, the Motion to Correct Sentence (ECF No. 1) is DENIED. The Clerk is directed to CLOSE this case.

It is FURTHER ORDERED and ADJUDGED that Petitioner has not demonstrated that "jurists of reason could disagree with the district court's resolution of his constitutional claims or that jurists could conclude the issues presented are adequate to deserve encouragement to proceed further." Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322, 326 (2003); accord Lott v. Attorney Gen., Fla., 594 F.3d 1296, 1301 (11th Cir. 2010) (explaining that a "petitioner need not show he will ultimately succeed on appeal" in order to warrant a certificate of appealability). Accordingly, this Court DENIES a Certificate of Appealability in this case.

DONE and ORDERED in chambers, at Miami, Florida, this 21st day of March 2017.

/s/_________

MARCIA G. COOKE

United States District Judge Copies furnished to:
Edwin G. Torres, U.S. Magistrate Judge
Counsel of record


Summaries of

Chatfield v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
Mar 21, 2017
Case No. 16-22591-Civ-COOKE/TORRES (S.D. Fla. Mar. 21, 2017)
Case details for

Chatfield v. United States

Case Details

Full title:TIMOTHY CHATFIELD, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent.

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

Date published: Mar 21, 2017

Citations

Case No. 16-22591-Civ-COOKE/TORRES (S.D. Fla. Mar. 21, 2017)