IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA SAVANNAH DIVISION KENDRICK LAMAR DEAL, Petitioner, CIVIL ACTION NO.: 4:23-cv-264 v. SHERIFF JOHN WILCHER, Respondent. ORDER After a careful de novo review of the entire record, the Court concurs with the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation, (doc. 10), to which Petitioner Kendrick Lamar Deal did not object. Accordingly, the Court ADOPTS the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation, (doc. 10) as the opinion of the Court and DISMISSES Deal’s

Petition, (doc. 9). Applying the Certificate of Appealability (COA) standards, which are set forth in Brown v. United States,

at * 1-2 (S.D. Ga. Feb. 9, 2009), the Court discerns no COA-worthy issues at this stage of the litigation, so no COA should issue.

(c)(1); see Alexander v. Johnson,

(Sth Cir. 2000) (approving sua sponte denial of COA before movant filed a notice of appeal). And, as there are no non-frivolous issues to raise on appeal, an appeal would not be taken in good faith. Thus, in forma pauperis status on appeal is likewise DENIED. 28 US.C. § 1915(a)(3). The Court DIRECTS the Clerk of Court to CLOSE this case. SO ORDERED, this 15th day of November, 2023. f S ~ Lye R.STANBAKER s—‘i—sCS UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA