Carvajal v. Zook
Carvajal v. Zook
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS DALLAS DIVISION JAIME ALVAR CARVAJAL, § Petitioner, § § v. § CIVIL NO. 3:20-CV-447-B-BK § UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, § Respondent. § ORDER ACCEPTING FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE The United States Magistrate Judge made Findings, Conclusions, and a Recommendation in this case. No objections were filed. The District Court reviewed the proposed findings, conclusions and recommendation for plain error. Finding none, the Court ACCEPTS the Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the petition for writ of habeas corpus under
28 U.S.C. § 2241is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for lack of jurisdiction as moot. The Court prospectively CERTIFIES that any appeal of this action would not be taken in good faith. See
28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3); FED. R. APP. P. 24(a)(3). In support of this finding, the Court adopts and incorporates by reference the Magistrate Judge’s Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendation. See Baugh v. Taylor,
117 F.3d 197, 202 n.21 (5th Cir. 1997). Based on the Findings and Recommendation, the Court finds that any appeal of this action would present no legal point of arguable merit and would, therefore, be frivolous. Howard v. King,
707 F.2d 215, 220(5th Cir. 1983).1 In the event of an appeal, Petitioner may challenge this certification by filing a separate 1 Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(a) governs the time to appeal an order. A timely notice of appeal must be filed even if the district court certifies an appeal as not taken in good faith. motion to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal with the Clerk of the Court, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. See Baugh,
117 F.3d at 202; FED. R. APP. P. 24(a) (5). SO ORDERED this 22 day of April, 2020.
JANE J. BOY UTED ST S DISTRICT JUDGE
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