Thompson v. Department of Corrections

United States District Court, Oklahoma Western

Thompson v. Department of Corrections

Trial Court Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA

DEANDRE SHAVON THOMPSON, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Case No. CIV-21-370-D ) DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, ) ) Respondent. )

O R D E R

This matter is before the Court for review of the Report and Recommendation [Doc. No. 5] issued by United States Magistrate Judge Amanda Maxfield Green pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 636

(b)(1)(B) and (C). Upon initial screening, Judge Green recommends that the Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus Under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

be summarily dismissed for failure to state a claim and failure to exhaust state court remedies. The case file shows no timely objection to the Report nor request for additional time, although Petitioner was expressly informed of his right to object and the firm waiver rule. The Court finds that Petitioner has waived further review of all issues addressed in the Report. See Moore v. United States,

950 F.2d 656, 659

(10th Cir. 1991); see also United States v. 2121 East 30th Street,

73 F.3d 1057, 1060

(10th Cir. 1996). Further, for the reasons explained by Judge Green, the Court finds that the Petition should be dismissed without prejudice to a future filing. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation [Doc. No. 5] is ADOPTED in its entirety and that the Petition is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. A separate judgment of dismissal shall be entered. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that pursuant to Rule 11(a) of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, the Court must issue or deny a certificate of appealability (“COA”’) when it enters a final order adverse to a petitioner. A COA may issue only upon “a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.” See

28 U.S.C. §2253

(c)(2). “When the district court denies a habeas petition on procedural grounds without reaching the prisoner’s underlying constitutional claim, a COA should issue when the prisoner shows, at least, that jurists of reason would find it debatable whether the petition states a valid claim of the denial of a constitutional right and that jurists of reason would find it debatable whether the district court was correct in its procedural ruling.” Slack v. McDaniel,

529 U.S. 473, 484

(2000). “A petitioner satisfies this standard by demonstrating that jurists of reason could disagree with the district court’s resolution of his constitutional claims or that jurists could conclude the issues presented are adequate to deserve encouragement to proceed further.” Miller-El v. Cockrell,

537 U.S. 322, 327

(2003). Upon consideration, the Court finds the standard is not met in this case and a COA should be denied. The denial shall be included in the judgment. IT IS SO ORDERED this 21* day of June, 2021.

\" Ny Ost TIMOTHY D. DeGIUSTI Chief United States District Judge

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