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RODNEY D NELSON Criminal Action No. 4:12-CR-202
Pending before the Court in the above referenced proceeding is Movant Rodney D. Nelson's § 2255 Motion to Vacate, Set Aside or Correct Sentence (Document No. 105); an Amended § 2255 Motion to Vacate, Set Aside or Correct Sentence (Document No. 110); the United States' Answer and Motion to Dismiss Movant's § 2255 Motion (Document No. 116); and Judge Stacy's Memorandum and Recommendation that the Court deny the § 2255 Motions and grant the United States' Motion to Dismiss. (Document No. 117). No objections were filed to the Memorandum and Recommendation.
Furthermore, “[a] certificate of appealability may issue . . . only if the applicant has made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.” 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). “A petitioner satisfies this standard by demonstrating that jurists of reason could disagree with the district court's resolution of his constitutional claims or that jurists could conclude the issue presented are adequate to deserve encouragement to proceed further.” Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322, 327 (2003) (citing Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000)). Where the district court denies a § 2255 motion on the merits, to warrant an certificate of appealability a Movant must be able to show that “reasonable jurists would find the district court's assessment of the constitutional claims debatable or wrong.” Henry v. Cockrell, 327 F.23 429, 431 (5th Cir. 2003). A district court may deny a certificate of appealability sua sponte. Haynes v. Quarterman, 526 F.3d 189, 193 (5th Cir. 2008) (citing Alexander v. Johnson, 211 F.3d 895, 898 (5th Cir. 2000)). The Court finds that Movant has failed to make such a showing here. Accordingly, it is hereby
ORDERED that the Movant's § 2255 Motions are DENIED and the United States' Motion to ...