IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS SHERMAN DIVISION TILTON JOSHUA ISAIAH MAPPS § § § CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:19-CV-00655-RWS v. § § DIRECTOR, TDCJ-CID § ORDER Before the Court is the Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge (Docket No. 16), which contains her findings, conclusions and recommendations for the disposition of this matter. Petitioner Tilton Joshua Isaiah Mapps, an inmate confined at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Correctional Institutions Division, proceeding pro se, filed the above-captioned civil action to petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to

. Docket No. 1. The case was referred to the United States Magistrate Judge in accordance with

and the applicable orders of this Court. The Director thereafter filed a response opposing the petition. Docket No. 14. After review of the pleadings, the Magistrate Judge issued a Report recommending the petition (Docket No. 1) be denied and dismissed with prejudice. Docket No. 16. The Petitioner acknowledged receipt of the Report and Recommendation on May 20, 2022. To date, no objections to the Report have been filed. Petitioner is, therefore, barred from de novo review by the District Court of the Magistrate Judge’s findings, conclusions and recommendations; and, except upon grounds of plain error, Petitioner is barred from appellate review of the unobjected- to factual findings and legal conclusions accepted and adopted by the District Court. Duarte v. City of Lewisville, Texas,

(5th Cir. 2017). The Court has reviewed the pleadings in this cause of action and the Report of the Magistrate Judge. Upon such review, the Court concludes that the Report of the Magistrate Judge is correct. See United States v. Wilson,

(5th Cir. 1989) (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”), cert. denied,

(1989). Additionally, the Petitioner is not entitled to the issuance of a certificate of appealability. An appeal from a judgment denying federal habeas corpus relief may not proceed unless a judge issues a certificate of appealability. See

; FED. R. APP. P. 22(b). The standard for granting a certificate of appealability requires the petitioner to make a substantial showing of the denial of a federal constitutional right. See Slack v. McDaniel,

, 483–84 (2000); Elizalde v. Dretke,

(5th Cir. 2004). To make a substantial showing, the petitioner need not demonstrate he would prevail on the merits. Rather, he must demonstrate (1) that the issues are subject to debate among jurists of reason, (2) that a court could resolve the issues in a different manner or (3) that the questions raised

are worthy of encouragement to proceed further. See Slack, 529 U.S. at 483–84; see also Avila v. Quarterman,

(5th Cir. 2009). Any doubt regarding whether to grant a certificate of appealability should be resolved in favor of the petitioner. See Miller v. Johnson,

, 280–81 (5th Cir. 2000). Here, the Petitioner has not shown that any of the issues raised by his petition are subject to debate among jurists of reason. Nor has he shown that the questions presented are worthy of encouragement to proceed further. Petitioner has, therefore, failed to make a sufficient showing to merit the issuance of a certificate of appealability. Thus, a certificate of appealability will not be issued. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge (Docket No. 16) is ADOPTED as the opinion of the District Court. It is further ORDERED that Petitioner’s Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Docket No. 1) is DENIED. It is further ORDERED that the above-titled cause of action is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. It is further ORDERED that any and all motions currently pending in this civil action are hereby DENIED-AS-MOOT. So ORDERED and SIGNED this 22nd day of June, 2022.

fooher t LU Clrinecls. G2. ROBERT W. SCHROEDER III UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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