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Adams v. Craig

United States District Court, S.D. West Virginia, Beckley Division
May 5, 2010
CIVIL ACTION NO. 5:07-cv-00501 (S.D.W. Va. May. 5, 2010)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 5:07-cv-00501.

May 5, 2010


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER


The Court has reviewed the Petitioner's August 14, 2007 Petition for the Writ of Habeas Corpus [Docket 2] filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241.

By Standing Order [Docket 3] entered on August 14, 2007, this action was referred to the Honorable R. Clarke VanDervort, United States Magistrate Judge, for submission to this Court of proposed findings of fact and recommendation for disposition, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636. On April 13, 2010, the Magistrate Judge submitted Proposed Findings and Recommendation [Docket 10] wherein it is recommended that this Court dismiss the Petitioner's Petition and remove this matter from the Court's docket. Neither party has timely filed objections to the Magistrate Judge's Proposed Findings and Recommendation.

Accordingly, the Court ADOPTS and incorporates herein the findings and recommendation of the Magistrate Judge as contained in the Proposed Findings and Recommendation, and ORDERS that the Petitioner's § 2241 Petition [Docket 2] be DISMISSED and that this action be REMOVED from the Court's docket.

The Court has additionally considered whether to grant a certificate of appealability. See 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c). A certificate will not be granted unless there is "a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right." Id. § 2253(c)(2). 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 standard is not satisfied in this instance. Accordingly, the Court DENIES a certificate of appealability.

The Court DIRECTS the Clerk to send a certified copy of this Order to Magistrate Judge VanDervort, counsel of record, and any unrepresented party.


Summaries of

Adams v. Craig

United States District Court, S.D. West Virginia, Beckley Division
May 5, 2010
CIVIL ACTION NO. 5:07-cv-00501 (S.D.W. Va. May. 5, 2010)
Case details for

Adams v. Craig

Case Details

Full title:EDMOND ADAMS, Petitioner, v. T.R. CRAIG, Warden, Respondent

Court:United States District Court, S.D. West Virginia, Beckley Division

Date published: May 5, 2010

Citations

CIVIL ACTION NO. 5:07-cv-00501 (S.D.W. Va. May. 5, 2010)