Raven Symone McCarroll v. Reosha Butler

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION RAVEN SYMONE MCCARROLL, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Case No. 2:25-cv-792-ACA-NAD ) REOSHA BUTLER, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION The magistrate judge entered a report recommending that the court deny Petitioner Raven Symone McCarroll’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 as time barred. (Doc. 15). Although the magistrate judge notified the parties of their right to file objections within fourteen days (id. at 9–10), that time expired without the court receiving any objections. After careful consideration of the record and the magistrate judge’s report, the court ADOPTS the report and ACCEPTS the recommendation. The court WILL DENY Mr. McCarroll’s petition as time barred.

This court may issue a certificate of appealability “only if the applicant has made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.” 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). To make such a showing, the petitioner must demonstrate “jurists of reason would find it debatable whether the petition states a valid claim of the denial of a constitutional right and that jurists of reason would find it debatable whether the district court was correct in its procedural ruling.” Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000). The petitioner does not make such a showing. Accordingly, the court DENIES a certificate of appealability.

The court will enter a final order consistent with this memorandum opinion.

DONE and ORDERED this May 7, 2026.

ANNEMARIE CARNEY AXON UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE