Butler v. Director, TDCJ

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS No. 6:21-cv-00497 Northington Butler, Petitioner, V. Director, TDCJ-CID, Respondent.

ORDER This habeas corpus action was referred to United States Magistrate Judge John D. Love pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b). Doc. 2. On March 15, 2022, the magistrate judge issued a report recommending that the petition be dismissed with prejudice and that a certificate of appealability be denied. Doc. 16. No objections were filed. When no party objects to the magistrate judge’s report and recommendation, the court reviews it only for clear error. See Douglass v. United Servs. Auto. Ass’n, 79 F.3d 1415, 1420 (5th Cir. 1996). Having reviewed the magistrate judge’s report and being satisfied that it contains no clear error, the court accepts its findings and recommendation. The petition is dismissed with prejudice. So ordered by the court on May 5, 2022. _feacbos BARKER United States District Judge