IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS DALLAS DIVISION

MICHAEL GARRETT, § § Petitioner, § § v. § Civil Action No. 3:21-CV-02722-L-BT § DIRECTOR, TDCJ-CID, § § Respondent. §

ORDER

This case was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Rebecca Rutherford, who entered Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge (“Report”) on November 8, 2021, recommending that Petitioner’s habeas petition, brought pursuant to

, be construed as a successive motion and transferred to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (“Fifth Circuit”) for consideration. Petitioner filed objections to the Report, which the court received on November 30, 2021. After reviewing the pleadings, file, objections, and record in this case, the court determines that the findings and conclusions of the magistrate judge are correct and accepts them as those of the court. Accordingly, the court overrules Petitioner’s objections and directs the clerk of the court to transfer Petitioner’s section 2254 motion to the Fifth Circuit for consideration. Further, considering the record in this case and pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 22(b), Rule 11(a) of the Rules Governing §§ 2254 and 2255 proceedings, and

(c), the court denies a certificate of appealability.* The court determines that Petitioner has

* Rule 11 of the Rules Governing §§ 2254 and 2255 Cases provides as follows: (a) Certificate of Appealability. The district court must issue or deny a certificate of appealability when it enters a final order adverse to the applicant. Before entering the 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,

(2000). In support of this determination, the court accepts and incorporates by reference the magistrate judge’s report filed in this case. In the event that Petitioner files a notice of appeal, he must pay the $505 appellate filing fee or submit a motion to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal. It is so ordered this 20th day of December, 2021.

“Sam A. Lindsay “4 United States District Judge

final order, the court may direct the parties to submit arguments on whether a certificate should issue. If the court issues a certificate, the court must state the specific issue or issues that satisfy the showing required by

(c)(2). If the court denies a certificate, the parties may not appeal the denial but may seek a certificate from the court of appeals under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 22. A motion to reconsider a denial does not extend the time to appeal. (b) Time to Appeal. Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(a) governs the time to appeal an order entered under these rules. A timely notice of appeal must be filed even if the district court issues a certificate of appealability.

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