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Parties Involved:
Frank Martinez Garcia
Appellant
Rick Thaler, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 10-70001

FRANK MARTINEZ GARCIA,

Petitioner - Appellant

v.

RICK THALER, DIRECTOR, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE,

CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS DIVISION,

Respondent - Appellee

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Western District of Texas

USDC No. 5:08-CV-62

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, CLEMENT, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

*

After reviewing the record and the parties’ submissions, we conclude that

Frank Martinez Garcia has failed to make a substantial showing of the denial

of a constitutional right, and – for essentially the reasons stated by the district

court – we deny his request for a certificate of appealability (COA) on all issues

raised therein. Judge Rodriguez’s careful opinion explains why reasonable

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

F I L E D

August 9, 2010

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not *

be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.

R. 47.5.4.

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jurists will not disagree. The issues presented do not merit encouragement to

proceed further.

1

See Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322, 335–36 (2003). 1

2

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