Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:15-11533
03-20-2017
ISAAC JEROME SMITH, Petitioner, v. B.H. ROMERO, Warden Respondent.
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
By Standing Order, this matter was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Cheryl A. Eifert for submission of proposed findings and recommendations ("PF&R") for disposition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B). (Doc. No. 4.)
Magistrate Judge Eifert submitted to the court her PF&R on February 16, 2017, in which she recommended that the Court deny the Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 and Petitioner's Motion for Summary Judgment; grant Respondent's Motion to Dismiss; dismiss this action with prejudice, and remove it from the docket of the court.
In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b), the parties were allotted seventeen days in which to file any objections to Magistrate Judge Eifert's PF&R. The failure of any party to file such objections within the time allotted constitutes a waiver of such party's right to a de novo review by this court. Snyder v. Ridenour, 889 F.2d 1363 (4th Cir. 1989). Neither party filed any objections to the Magistrate Judge's PF&R within the required time period.
Accordingly, the court adopts Magistrate Judge Eifert's PF&R as follows:
1) The Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (Doc. No. 2) is DENIED;
2) Respondent's Motion to Dismiss (Doc. No. 8) is GRANTED;
3) Petitioner's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. No. 20) is DENIED; and
4) This action is DISMISSED, with prejudice, and the Clerk is directed to remove this matter from the docket of the court.
Additionally, the court has 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." 28 U.S.C. § 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 Clerk is further directed to forward a copy of this Memorandum Opinion and Order to counsel of record and to Petitioner.
It is SO ORDERED this 20th day of March, 2017.
ENTER:
/s/_________
David A. Faber
Senior United States District Judge