Jackson v. Beltz
- Paul Magnuson
- 0:20-cv-01978
- U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
- 2
In Jackson v. Beltz, Judge Magnuson adopted the report and recommendation, denied Jackson’s petition, and declined to issue a certificate of appealability.
Nathaniel Jackson’s petition was denied, and no certificate of appealability will issue. T. Beltz was the respondent.
What happened
Nathaniel Jackson filed a petition against T. Beltz. Magistrate Judge Katherine Menendez recommended denying the petition in a report and recommendation dated April 5, 2021.
Jackson did not object to the recommendation. The court therefore reviewed it for clear error and found no error in the magistrate judge’s reasoning.
Judge Paul A. Magnuson adopted the recommendation, denied the petition, and ordered that no certificate of appealability issue. The court directed that judgment be entered.
The detailed version
- Jackson v. Beltz · No. 0:20-cv-01978
- Paul Magnuson
- May 5, 2021
Background
Nathaniel Jackson, the petitioner, brought a petition for a writ of habeas corpus against T. Beltz. The opinion does not describe the underlying basis for Jackson’s petition. United States Magistrate Judge Katherine Menendez issued a report and recommendation on April 5, 2021, recommending that the petition be denied.
Review of the Recommendation
Jackson did not file objections, and the deadline for doing so had passed. When no objections are filed, the district court reviews the recommendation for clear error rather than conducting a full review of the disputed issues. The court reviewed the recommendation and found no error, clear or otherwise, in Magistrate Judge Menendez’s reasoning.
Ruling
Judge Paul A. Magnuson ordered that the report and recommendation be adopted, the petition for a writ of habeas corpus be denied, and no certificate of appealability issue. A certificate of appealability is a document required for certain appeals involving habeas petitions. The court also directed that judgment be entered accordingly.
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