USA v. ROSS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MAINE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 	)
)
v. 	) 	1:13-cr-158-LEW
) 	1:25-cv-201-LEW
)
KEVIN LEE ROSS 	)
)
Defendant/Petitioner 	)
ORDER AFFIRMING RECOMMENDED DECISION
OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE
On February 5, 2026, the United States Magistrate Judge filed with the court, with copies
to the parties, his Recommended Decision (ECF No. 172) on Petitioner’s Motion to Vacate, Set
Aside or Correct Sentence (2255) (ECF No. 164).
The time within which to file objections expired on February 26, 2026, and no objection
has been filed. The Magistrate Judge notified the parties that failure to object would waive their
right to de novo review and appeal.
I have reviewed and considered the Recommended Decision, together with the entire
record; I have made a de novo determination of all matters adjudicated by the Recommended
Decision; and I concur with the recommendations of the United States Magistrate Judge for the
reasons set forth in the Recommended Decision, and determine that no further proceeding is
necessary.
It is therefore ORDERED that the Recommended Decision of the Magistrate Judge is
hereby AFFIRMED and ADOPTED (ECF NO. 172).
The motion for habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 is DENIED and DISMISSED without
an evidentiary hearing.
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It is further ORDERED that no certificate of appealability will issue from this Court
because the Petitioner has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right
within the meaning of 28 U.S.C.A. § 2253(c)(2).
S O O RDERED.
Dated this 16th day of April, 2026.
/s/ Lance E. Walker
CHIEF U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE
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