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Parties Involved:
Rodney Bunch
Plaintiff
Wendy Kelley
Defendant

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

PINE BLUFF DIVISION

RODNEY BUNCH PETITIONER

ADC #117083 

VS. CASE NO.: 5:15CV00245 SWW/BD

WENDY KELLEY, Director, 

Arkansas Department of Correction RESPONDENT

ORDER

The Court has reviewed the Recommended Disposition (“Recommendation”) filed by

Magistrate Judge Beth Deere, and has reviewed de novo those portions of the Recommendation

to which Mr. Bunch objects. This Court adopts the Recommendation as its own. Rodney

Bunch’s Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (docket entry #1) and Amended Petition for Writ of

Habeas Corpus (#4) are DISMISSED, without prejudice, and his pending motion for evidentiary

hearing (#3) is DENIED as moot.

When entering a final order adverse to a habeas corpus petitioner, the Court must issue or

deny a certificate of appealability. Rule 11 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases. A

certificate of appealability may issue only if a petitioner has made a substantial showing of the

denial of a constitutional right. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)-(2). In this case, there is no basis for this

court to issue a certificate of appealability. Accordingly, a certificate of appealability is denied.

IT IS SO ORDERED, this 26th day of January, 2015.

/s/Susan Webber Wright

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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