United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, 2021

Morales v. United States

Morales v. United States
United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida · Decided August 26, 2021
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

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