U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT courr eee TEED FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS nan AMARILLO DIVISION [vec 29 201 | CLERK. US. DISTRICE CORRS ZACHARY WADE SKINNER, § esl IN Petitioner, : V. 2:21-CV-153-Z-BR DIRECTOR, TDCJ-CID, Respondent. § ORDER On November 12, 2021, the Magistrate Judge entered a Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendation (“FCR”) to dismiss the Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Zachary Wade Skinner (“Petitioner”) (ECF No. 6). No objections to the FCR have been filed. After making an independent review of the pleadings, files, and records in this case, the Court ORDERS that the FCR of the Magistrate Judge should be and is hereby ADOPTED. The Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus (ECF No. 3) is DISMISSED. Considering the record in this case and pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 22(b), Rule 11(a) of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts, and

(c), the Court denies a certificate of appealability, because Petitioner has failed to make “a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.” Slack v. McDaniel,

(2000); see also Hernandez v. Thaler,

(Sth Cir. 2011). The Court ADOPTS and INCORPORATES by reference the Magistrate Judge’s FCR filed in this case in support of its finding that 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, 529 US. at 484. 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 on appeal. SO ORDERED. December 24, 2021. vbw MATHEW J. KACSMARYK ED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE