           IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                    FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals
                                                   Fifth Circuit

                                                                            FILED
                                                                           April 17, 2008

                                       No. 07-70012                   Charles R. Fulbruge III
                                                                              Clerk

KENNETH WAYNE MORRIS

                                                  Petitioner-Appellant
v.

NATHANIEL QUARTERMAN, Director,
Texas Department of Criminal Justice,
Correctional Institutions Division

                                                  Respondent-Appellee



                   Appeal from the United States District Court
                        for the Southern District of Texas
                             USDC No. 4:03-CV-02186


Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DENNIS, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
       For essentially the reasons stated by the magistrate judge and adopted by
the district court, a Certificate of Appealability is DENIED.




       *
         Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.
R. 47.5.4.
