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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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9 10 MELKEAN A. HUFF, Case No. 2:23-cv-04831-GW-SSC 11 Petitioner,

ORDER ACCEPTING

12 v. FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS,

AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF

13 T. JOHNSON, Warden,

UNITED STATES

14 Respondent. MAGISTRATE JUDGE AND

DENYING CERTIFICATE OF

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APPEALABILITY

16 17 Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636 the Court has reviewed the petition, 18 all of the records herein, and the Report and Recommendation of United 19 States Magistrate Judge to which no objections were filed. The Court 20 accepts the findings and conclusions of the Magistrate Judge in the 21 Report and Recommendation. 22 IT IS ORDERED that judgment be entered denying the petition 23 and dismissing this action with prejudice. 24 Further, the Court finds that Petitioner has not made a 25 substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right or that the 26 court erred in its procedural ruling and, therefore, a certificate of 27 appealability will not issue in this action. See 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2); 1 | Fed. R. App. P. 22(b); Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322, 336 (2008); 2 | Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000). 3 DATED: August 6, 2025 A arg Ny, Li

6 HONORABLE GEORGE H. WU

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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