Calhoun v. Director, TDCJ-CID

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No. 6:25-cv-00140
Joshua Calhoun,
Petitioner,
v.
Director, TDCJ-CID,
Respondent.
O R D E R
Petitioner Joshua Calhoun, an inmate confined within the
Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) proceeding pro se,
filed this mandamus proceeding challenging his conviction. Doc.
1. The case was referred to a magistrate judge, who issued a report
recommending that the court deny Calhoun’s petitions for writs
of mandamus, dismiss this case with prejudice, and deny peti-
tioner a certificate of appealability sua sponte. Doc. 6 at 3. Alt-
hough petitioner acknowledged receipt of the report, Doc. 7, he
did not file any written objections.
When no objections to a report have been filed, “the court
need only satisfy itself that there is no clear error on the face of
the record.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b), advisory committee’s notes to
1983 amendment. Having reviewed the record and being satisfied
that there is no clear error, the court accepts the report’s findings
and recommendations. Calhoun’s petitions for writs of manda-
mus (Docs. 1, 4, 5) are denied. This case is dismissed with preju-
dice. The court also denies petitioner a certificate of appealability
sua sponte. Any pending motions are denied as moot.
So ordered by the court on January 12, 2026.
J. CAM PB EL L BA RK ER
United States District Judge
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