UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA SAVANNAH DIVISION NAJEE OLIVER, ) Movant, 5 . v. 5 CR417-065 ) CV420-245 UNITED STATES OF ) AMERICA, ) Respondent. ORDER After a careful de novo review of the record in this case, the Court concurs with the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation (R&R), (doc. no. 19), to which no objections have been filed. Accordingly, the R&R is ADOPTED, and Oliver’s Motion to Amend, (doc. no. 13), is DENIED, and his

Motion, (doc. no. 1), as amended, (docs. nos. 2 & 3), is DENIED. The Clerk is DIRECTED to CLOSE civil action CV420-245. Further, a prisoner seeking relief under

must obtain a certificate of appealability (“COA”) before appealing the denial of his application for writ of habeas corpus.

(c)(1)(B). This Court “must issue or deny a certificate of appealability when it enters a final order adverse to the applicant.” Rule 11(a) to the Rules Governing Section 2255 Proceedings. 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), movant 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. Accordingly, movant is not entitled to appeal in forma pauperis. See

(a)(3). 1a, this LO” ORDER ENTERED at Augusta, Georgia, this day of March, 2024. 4 Yf srl GEGE ALLE, J. RANDAL HALL, CHJEF JUDGE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA

“Tf the court denies a certificate, [a party] may not appeal the denial but may seek a certificate from the court of appeals under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 22.” Rule 11(a) to the Rules Governing Section 2255 Proceedings.