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HARDIN v. U.S., CR 111-365 (2015)

Court: District Court, S.D. Georgia Number: infdco20150330996 Visitors: 9
Filed: Mar. 27, 2015
Latest Update: Mar. 27, 2015
Summary: ORDER J. RANDAL HALL , District Judge . After a careful, de novo review of the file, the Court concurs with the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, to which no objections have been filed. The Magistrate Judge correctly determined that Petitioner's request for resentencing under Amendment 782 seeks relief under 18 U.S.C. 3582, not 28 U.S.C. 2255, and Petitioner's second or successive 2255 challenge to his marijuana manufacturing charge has not been authorized by the Elevent
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ORDER

After a careful, de novo review of the file, the Court concurs with the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, to which no objections have been filed. The Magistrate Judge correctly determined that Petitioner's request for resentencing under Amendment 782 seeks relief under 18 U.S.C. § 3582, not 28 U.S.C. § 2255, and Petitioner's second or successive § 2255 challenge to his marijuana manufacturing charge has not been authorized by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Accordingly, the Court ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge as its opinion. Therefore, the Court DISMISSES the above-captioned motion to vacate.

Further, a federal prisoner must obtain a certificate of appealability ("COA") before appealing the denial of his motion to vacate. This Court "must issue or deny a certificate of appealability when it enters a final order adverse to the applicant." Rule 11(a) to the Rules Governing Section 2255 Proceedings. This Court should grant a COA only if the prisoner makes a "substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right." 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). For the reasons set forth in the Report and Recommendation, and in consideration of the standards enunciated in Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 482-84 (2000), Petitioner has failed to make the requisite showing. Accordingly, the Court DENIES a COA in this case.1 Moreover, because there are no non-frivolous issues to raise on appeal, an appeal would not be taken in good faith. Accordingly, Petitioner is not entitled to appeal in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3).

Upon the foregoing, the Court CLOSES this civil action.

SO ORDERED.

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1. "If the court denies a certificate, a party may not appeal the denial but may seek a certificate from the court of appeals under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 22." Rule 11(a) to the Rules Governing Section 2255 Proceedings.
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