Blockton v. Lewis ( 2020 )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION DARRYL BLOCKTON, ) Petitioner, Vv. No. 1:19-CV-174 HEA JASON LEWIS, Respondent. OPINION, MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Before the Court is petitioner’s request for a certificate of appealability. The Court denied a certificate of appealability at the time of the dismissal of the petition for writ of habeas corpus on June 1, 2020, and petitioner has not provided evidence to reconsider this decision. The Court finds that petitioner has failed to make a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right, which requires a demonstration “that jurists of reason would find it debatable whether the petition states a valid claim of the denial of a constitutional right.” Khaimov v. Crist, 297 F.3d 783, 785 (8th Cir. 2002) (quotation omitted). Thus, the Court will not issue a certificate of appealability. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c). Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that petitioner’s motion for certificate of appealability [Doc. #7] is DENIED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that no certificate of appealability shall issue. Dated this 19" day of June, 2020. □ UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE