Harmon v. United States

District Court, S.D. West Virginia

Harmon v. United States

Trial Court Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA AT BLUEFIELD

MICHAEL DEVON HARMON, Movant, v. CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:16-03838 (Criminal No. 1:14-00017-01)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Respondent.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Pending before the court is movant’s Letter-Form Motion to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct Sentence by a Person in Federal Custody pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2255

. ECF No. 64. By Standing Order, the action was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Dwane L. Tinsley for submission of proposed findings and recommendations for disposition pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 636

(b)(1)(B). On June 19, 2017, the magistrate judge submitted his Findings and Recommendation, in which he recommended that court deny movant's motion under

28 U.S.C. § 2255

as untimely and dismiss this action from the court's docket. See ECF No. 71. In accordance with the provisions of

28 U.S.C. § 636

(b), the parties were allotted fourteen days, plus three mailing days, in which to file any objections to Magistrate Judge Tinsley’s Findings and Recommendation. The failure to file such objections constitutes a waiver of the right to a de novo review

by this court. Snyder v. Ridenour,

889 F.2d 1363

(4th Cir. 1989). Neither party filed any objections to the magistrate judge's Findings and Recommendation within the requisite time period. Accordingly, the court adopts the Findings and Recommendations of Magistrate Judge Tinsley as follows: 1. Movant’s motion under

28 U.S.C. § 2255

is DENIED as untimely (ECF No. 64); 2. This action is DISMISSED, with prejudice; and 3. The Clerk is directed to remove this case from the court's docket. Additionally, the court has considered whether to grant a

certificate of appealability. See

28 U.S.C. § 2253

(c). A certificate will not be granted unless there is “a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.”

28 U.S.C. § 2253

(c)(2). The standard is satisfied only upon a showing that reasonable jurists would find that any assessment of the constitutional claims by this court is debatable or wrong and that any dispositive procedural ruling is likewise debatable. Miller-El v. Cockrell,

537 U.S. 322, 336-38

(2003); Slack v. McDaniel,

529 U.S. 473, 484

(2000); Rose v. Lee,

252 F.3d 676, 683-84

(4th Cir. 2001). The court concludes that the governing Standard is not satisfied in this instance. Accordingly, the court DENIES a certificate of appealability. The Clerk is further directed to forward a copy of this Memorandum Opinion and Order to counsel of record and movant, pro se. IT IS SO ORDERED this 6th day of September, 2018. ENTER: Raut A Dols David A. Faber Senior United States District Judge

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