Lewis v. Vannoy ( 2023 )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA SHREVEPORT DIVISION RODNEY JOE LEWIS #319644 CIVIL ACTION NO. 21-cv-889 SEC P VERSUS JUDGE ELIZABETH E. FOOTE WARDEN VANNOY MAGISTRATE JUDGE HORNSBY J U D G M E N T For the reasons assigned in the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge previously filed herein [Record Document 20], and having thoroughly reviewed the record, no written objections having been filed, and concurring with the findings of the Magistrate Judge under the applicable law; IT IS ORDERED that Petitioner’s petition for writ of habeas corpus [Record Document 1] is DENIED. Rule 11 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Proceedings for the U.S. District Courts requires the district court to issue or deny a certificate of appealability when it enters a final order adverse to the applicant. The Court, after considering the record in this case and the standard set forth in 28 U.S.C. Section 2253, denies a certificate of appealability. Jurists of reason would not find it debatable whether the petition states a valid claim of the denial of a constitutional right and whether this court was correct in its procedural ruling. See Slack v. McDaniel, 120 S.Ct. 1595, 1604 (2000). THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Shreveport, Louisiana, this the ____5_t_h_____ day of October 2023. _________________________________ ELIZABETH E. FOOTE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE