IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA AUGUSTA DIVISION MICHAEL VENETEZ McRAE, ) Petitioner, v. . CV 121-021 AUSA TARA M. LYONS, for the United States of America, ) Respondent.

ORDER

After a careful, de novo review of the file, the Court concurs with the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation, to which objections have been filed. (Doc. no. 4.) Accordingly, the Court ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge as its opinion, and DISMISSES this petition filed pursuant to

without prejudice. Further, a state prisoner seeking relief under § 2241 must obtain a certificate of appealability (“COA”) before appealing the denial of his application for a writ of habeas corpus. See Sawyer v. Holder,

, 1364 n.3 (11th Cir. 2003) (“[S]tate prisoners proceeding under § 2241 must obtain a COA to appeal.”) This Court should grant a COA only if the prisoner makes a “substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.”

(c)(2). For the reasons set forth in the Report and Recommendation, and in consideration of the standards enunciated in Slack v. McDaniel,

(2000), Petitioner has failed to make the requisite showing. Accordingly, the Court DENIES a COA in this case. Moreover, because there are no non-frivolous issues to raise on appeal, an appeal would not be taken in good faith, and Petitioner is not entitled to appeal in forma pauperis. See

(a)(3). Upon the foregoing, the Court CLOSES this civil action. SO ORDERED this fb day of April, 2021, at Augusta, Georgia. KK, Af J (GR ‘ J, RANDAL HALL, CHIEF JUDGE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT *“-SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA