IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

TYLER DIVISION

VINSON L. DAWSON, #01616036 §

VS. § CIVIL ACTION NO. 6:18cv12

DIRECTOR, TDCJ-CID §

ORDER OF DISMISSAL Petitioner Vinson Laadrain Dawson, a prisoner within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed this federal petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to

challenging judgment of convictions from Henderson County, Texas. The petition was referred to United States Magistrate Judge, the Honorable K. Nicole Mitchell, for findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations for the disposition of the petition. On September 4, 2020, Judge Mitchell issued a Report, (Dkt. #29), recommending that Petitioner Dawson’s federal habeas petition be dismissed, with prejudice, and that Petitioner be denied a certificate of appealability sua sponte. A copy of this Report was sent to Petitioner at his last-known address, with an acknowledgment card. The docket reflects that Petitioner received a copy of the Report before October 2, 2020, (Dkt. #30). However, to date, no objections to the Report have been filed and Petitioner has not communicated with the Court since March 2018. Because objections to Judge Mitchell’s Report have not been filed, Petitioner is barred from de novo review by the District Judge of those findings, conclusions, and recommendations and, except upon grounds of plain error, from appellate review of the unobjected-to proposed factual findings and legal conclusions accepted and adopted by the district court. Douglass v. United Services Auto. Ass’n,

(5th Cir. 1996) (en banc). The Court has reviewed the pleadings in this cause and the Report of the Magistrate Judge. Upon such review, the Court has determined that the Report of the Magistrate Judge is correct. See United States v. Wilson,

(5th Cir.), cert. denied,

(1989) (holding that where no objections to a Magistrate Judge’s Report are filed, the standard of review is “clearly erroneous, abuse of discretion and contrary to law.”). Accordingly, it is

ORDERED that the Report of the United States Magistrate Judge, (Dkt. #29), is ADOPTED as the opinion of the Court. Further, it is ORDERED that Petitioner’s federal habeas petition is hereby DISMISSED with prejudice. Moreover, it is ORDERED that Petitioner is DENIED a certificate of appealability sua sponte. Finally, it is ORDERED that any and all motions which may be pending in this civil action are hereby DENIED as MOOT.