Keel v. Mississippi Dept. of Corrections

Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI OXFORD DIVISION JAMES KEEL PETITIONER v. No. 3:21CV226-GHD-JMV MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, ET AL. RESPONDENTS

CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY The court has entered a final judgment in a habeas corpus proceeding in which the detention complained of arises out of process issued by a state court under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, and the court, considering the record in the case and the requirements of Fed. R. App. P. 22(b) and 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c), finds that a certificate of appealability should not issue. For the reasons stated in its opinion, the court finds that the Petitioner has failed to “demonstrate that the issues are debatable among jurists of reason; that a court could resolve issues in a different manner; or that the questions are adequate to deserve encouragement to proceed further.” Barefoot v. Estelle, 463 U.S. 880, 893 n.4, 103 S.Ct. 3383, 3394 n.4, 77 L.Ed.2d 1090 (1993) (superseded by statute) (citations and quotations omitted); 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c) (1) and (2). Specifically, the court finds, for the reasons set forth in its

_ memorandum opinion and final judgment, that the instant petition for a writ of habeas corpus should be dismissed for want of substantive merit — and as procedurally defaulted. In addition, the petitioner’s request for an evidentiary hearing should be denied. FE SO ORDERED, this, the day of May, 2022. Ble he SENIOR JUDGE