Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Docket Number File No. 1:06-CV-232. Motions Motion to appoint : Denied Judges John Garvan Murtha Acts Judiciary And Judicial Procedure — United States Magistrate Judges — Court Officers And Employees — Jurisdiction, Powers, And Temporary Assignment Judiciary And Judicial Procedure — Habeas Corpus — Particular Proceedings — State Custody; Remedies In Federal Courts Judiciary And Judicial Procedure — Habeas Corpus — Particular Proceedings — Appeal Judiciary And Judicial Procedure — Fees And Costs — Procedure — Proceedings In Forma Pauperis See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. PIERRE CAPRON, Petitioner v. ROBERT HOFMANN, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Corrections, Respondent. ORDER J. MURTHA, District Judge The Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation was September 19, 2007 (Paper 7). After de novo review and absent objection, the Report and Recommendation is AFFIRMED, APPROVED and ADOPTED.See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). The petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Paper 1) is DENIED and this case is DISMISSED. Petitioner's motion for appointment of counsel (Paper 4) is DENIED as moot. Pursuant to Fed.R.App.P. 22(b), the Court DENIES petitioner a certificate of appealability ("COA") because the petitioner failed to make a substantial showing of a denial of a constitutional right. See 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). In addition, because the petition has been dismissed on procedural grounds, the petitioner cannot be issued a COA due to his failure to demonstrate that "jurists of reason would find it debatable whether the petition states a valid claim of the denial of a constitutional right and that jurists of reason would find it debatable whether the district court was correct in its procedural ruling." See Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 120 S. Ct. 1595, 1604 (2000). It is further certified that any appeal taken in forma pauperis from this Order would not be taken in good faith because such an appeal would be frivolous. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3). SO ORDERED.