Azeez v. John/Jane Doe

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK □□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□ Petitioner, 22 CIVIL 6028 (KMK) -against- JUDGMENT SUPERINTENDENT LYNN LILLY, Respondent. anne eK It is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED: That for the reasons stated in the Court's Order & Opinion dated July 1, 2025, the Court adopts the Report & Recommendation in its entirety that the Petition is DISMISSED. Additionally, because Petitioner has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right, a certificate of appealability will not issue see 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2); Small v. Orange Cnty. Ct., Prosecutors Off, No. 18-CV-2716, 2020 WL 1082710, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 5, 2020) (citing Lucidore v. N.Y. State Div. of Parole, 209 F.3d 107, 111-12 (2d Cir. 2000)), and the Court certifies, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3), that any appeal from this Order would not be taken in good faith, Whitted v. Stallone, No. 11-CV-7569, 2016 WL 1268278, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 30, 2016) (citing Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438, 445 (1962)); accordingly, the case is closed. Dated: New York, New York July 2, 2025 TAMMI M. HELLWIG Clerkof Court BY: f Dube Deputy Clerk