Ward v. Beltz

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA

Earl Lionell Ward, Case No. 21-cv-0930 (WMW/DTS)

Petitioner, ORDER ADOPTING REPORT v. AND RECOMMENDATION

Tracey S Beltz, Warden,

Respondent.

Earl Lionell Ward, Case No. 21-cv-1232 (WMW/DTS)

This matter is before the Court on the May 3, 2021, and May 28, 2021 Reports and Recommendations (R&Rs) of United States Magistrate Judge David T. Schultz. (Case No. 21-cv-0930, Dkt. 12.; Case No. 21-cv-1232, Dkt. 7.) No objections to the R&Rs have been filed.1 In the absence of timely objections, this Court reviews an R&R for clear error. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b); Grinder v. Gammon, 73 F.3d 793, 795 (8th Cir. 1996) (per curiam). Having reviewed the R&Rs, the Court finds no clear error.

1 It is possible that Petitioner Earl Lionell Ward intended the filing of his habeas petition in Case No. 21-cv-1232 to constitute an objection to the R&R in Case No. 21-cv- 0930. However, Ward’s filing in Case No. 21-cv-1232 does not identify an error of law or fact in the R&R in Case No. 21-cv-0930. Therefore, to the extent that Ward intended to object to the R&R in Case No. 21-cv-0930, that objection is overruled. Based on the R&Rs and all the files, records and proceedings herein, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: 1. The May 3, 2021 R&R, (Case No. 21-cv-0930, Dkt. 12), is ADOPTED. 2. Petitioner Earl Lionell Ward’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus, (Case No. 21-cv-0930, Dkt. 1), is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.

3. Petitioner Earl Lionell Ward’s motion to appoint counsel, (Case No. 21-cv- 0930, Dkt. 2), is DENIED AS MOOT. 4. The May 28, 2021 R&R, (Case No. 21-cv-1232, Dkt. 7), is ADOPTED. 5. Petitioner Earl Lionell Ward’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus, (Case No. 21-cv-1232, Dkt. 1), is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.

6. Petitioner Earl Lionell Ward’s motion to appoint counsel, (Case No. 21-cv- 1232, Dkt. 2), is DENIED AS MOOT. 7. A certificate of appealability, see 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c), SHALL NOT ISSUE. LET JUDGMENT BE ENTERED ACCORDINGLY.

Dated: June 30, 2021 s/Wilhelmina M. Wright Wilhelmina M. Wright United States District Judge