Williams v. Ezell ( 2024 )

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI SOUTHERN DIVISION JERRY PATRICK WILLIAMS § PETITIONER § § § v. § Civil No. 1:22-cv-335-HSO-RPM § § § MIKE EZELL § RESPONDENT CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY A final order adverse to the applicant having been filed in the captioned habeas corpus case, in which the detention complained of arises out of process issued by a state court or a proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241,1 the Court, considering the record in the case and the requirements of 28 U.S.C. § 2253, Rule 22(b) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, and Rule 11(a) of the RULES GOVERNING SECTION 2254 CASES FOR THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS, hereby finds that: A Certificate of Appealability should not issue in this case. Jurists of reason could not conclude that the Court’s dismissal of Williams’s claims as unexhausted was debatable or incorrect. See Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000). s/ Halil Suleyman Ozerden Date: January 3, 2024 HALIL SULEYMAN OZERDEN UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 1 A pretrial detainee in a state-court proceeding who petitioned the Court under § 2241 “must obtain a COA” in order to appeal an order dismissing the petition. Stringer v. Williams, 161 F.3d 259, 262