Morales v. United States

United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Morales v. United States

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA MIAMI DIVISION CASE NO. 1:19-cv-23203-JLK/REID JOSE LUIS MORALES, Movant, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. / FINAL ORDER OF DISMISSAL THIS CAUSE is before the Court on the August 5, 2021 Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) (DE 13) of Magistrate Judge Lisette M. Reid. Movant’s objections were due by August 19, 2021; none were filed. The R&R recommends denying Movant’s Motion to Vacate (DE 1) pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2255

on the merits reasoning that Movant’s claim has not established deficiency or prejudice arising under Strickland. See Strickland v. Washington,

466 U.S. 668

(1984); R&R at 16–24.

Upon consideration of the record and the R&R, the Court finds that Magistrate Judge Reid’s well-reasoned R&R accurately states the law of the case. Therefore, it is ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED that: 1. Magistrate Judge Lisette M. Reid’s Report and Recommendation (DE 13) be, and the same is, hereby AFFIRMED and ADOPTED as an Order of this Court; 2. Plaintiff’s Motion to Vacate (DE 1) is hereby DENIED; 3. No certificate of appealability shall issue; and DONE and ORDERED in Chambers at the James Lawrence King Federal Justice Building and United States Courthouse, Miami, Florida, this 26th day of August, 2021. gp £ y —\fineee “Vue “SJXMES LAWRENCE KI yA “~UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA ce: Magistrate Judge Lisette M. Reid All counsel of record Clerk of Court Jose Luis Morales, Pro Se Reg. No. 06022-104 F.C.I. - Coleman Low Inmate Mail/Parcels Post Office Box 1031 Coleman, FL 33521

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