Rice v. Director, TDCJ-CID

United States District Court NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS DALLAS DIVISION REGINALD DONELL RICE § Vv. ; CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:18-CV-1740-S-BT DIRECTOR, TDCJ-CID ORDER The United States Magistrate Judge made findings, conclusions, and a recommendation in this case. Plaintiff filed objections, and the District Court has made a de novo review of those portions of the proposed findings and recommendation to which objections were made. The objections are overruled, and the Court ACCEPTS the Findings, Conclusions and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge.

Moreover, considering the record in this case and pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 22(b) and Rule 11(a) of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Proceedings in the United States District Court, and 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c), the Court DENIES a certificate of appealability.

The Court adopts and incorporates by reference the Magistrate Judge’s Findings, Conclusions and Recommendation filed in this case in support of its finding that the petitioner has failed to show (1) that reasonable jurists would find this Court’s “assessment of the constitutional claims debatable or wrong,” or (2) that reasonable jurists would find “it debatable whether the petition states a valid claim of the denial of a constitutional right” and “debatable whether [this Court] was correct in its procedural ruling.” Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000).

If Petitioner files a notice of appeal, he must pay the $505.00 appellate filing fee or submit a motion to proceed in forma pauperis.

SO ORDERED.

SIGNED January 19, 2021.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE