UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

SHREVEPORT DIVISION

IRA JEROME ROSS CIVIL ACTION NO. 19-05-P

VERSUS JUDGE FOOTE

KEITH COOLEY MAGISTRATE JUDGE HORNSBY

J U D G M E N T

For the reasons stated in the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge previously filed herein, and after an independent review of the record, and noting the lack of written objections filed by Petitioner and determining that the findings are correct under the applicable law; IT IS ORDERED that Petitioner's application for writ of habeas corpus is DENIED and that this action is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. Rule 11 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Proceedings for the U.S. District Courts requires the district court to issue or deny a certificate of appealability when it enters a final order adverse to the applicant. The court, after considering the record in this case and the standard set forth in

, denies a certificate of appealability. Jurists of reason would not find it debatable whether the petition states a valid claim of the denial of a constitutional right and whether this court was correct in its procedural ruling. See Slack v. McDaniel,

(2000). THUS DONE AND SIGNED, in chambers, in Shreveport, Louisiana, on this Ist February ° day of Jappary 2021.

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