UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA EASTERN DIVISION THOMAS GADDIS, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Case No. 1:21-cv-00568-LSC-SGC ) JAY LACEY, ) ) Respondent. )

MEMORANDUM OPINION The magistrate judge entered a report on May 6, 2021, recommending this federal habeas petition filed by Thomas Gaddis be dismissed for failing to assert any claims cognizable, or seek any relief available, in a federal habeas corpus action and/or for failing to exhaust state court remedies. (Doc. 3 at 7-8).1 Additionally, the magistrate judge recommended a certificate of appealability be denied. (Doc. 3 at 8). While advised of his right to file specific written objections to the report and recommendation within fourteen (14) calendar days (Doc. 3 at 8), Gaddis has not submitted objections, or any other response, within the prescribed time. After careful consideration of the record in this case and the magistrate judge’s report, the court ADOPTS the report and ACCEPTS her recommendations. In

1 Gaddis’s initial petition invoked

. (Doc. 1 at 1). In a later-filed notice, Gaddis claimed he was pursuing relief under

. (Doc. 2 at 1). The magistrate judge discussed the reasons Gaddis was not entitled to relief under either statute. (Doc. 3 at 4-5). accordance with the recommendations, the court finds Gaddis’s federal habeas petition is due to be DISMISSED. Furthermore, because the petition does not

present issues that are debatable among jurists of reason, a certificate of appealability is due to be DENIED. See

(c); Slack v. McDaniel,

(2000); Rule 11(a), Rules Governing § 2254 Proceedings. A separate order will be entered. DONE and ORDERED on June 10, 2021. XS

United States District Judge 160704