Lance L. Miles, Jr. v. Donnie Stonebreaker

Summary

The United States District Court for the District of South Carolina adopts the Magistrate Judge’s report and recommendation, grants the respondent’s motion for summary judgment, and denies Lance L. Miles, Jr.’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The court also denies a certificate of appealability.

Holdings

1. When no specific objections are filed, the district court reviews the magistrate judge's report and recommendation for clear error rather than conducting de novo review.
2. Respondent's motion for summary judgment was granted and Petitioner's § 2254 habeas petition was denied.
3. A certificate of appealability was denied because Petitioner failed to make the required substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the magistrate judge's recommendation to grant Respondent's motion for summary judgment and deny the § 2254 petition contained clear error when no party filed specific objections.
2. Whether Petitioner was entitled to a certificate of appealability under 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c).

Disposition

other