Close v. Saunders

Full title: EDWARD CLOSE, Petitioner, v. MARK SAUNDERS, Respondent

Court: United States District Court, S.D. Ohio, Eastern Division

Date published: Mar 29, 2006

Case No. 2:05-CV-722 (S.D. Ohio Mar. 29, 2006)

Opinion

Case No. 2:05-CV-722.

March 29, 2006

OPINION AND ORDER

ALGENON MARBLEY, District Judge

On March 3, 2006, the Magistrate Judge issued a Report and Recommendation recommending that the instant habeas corpus petition be dismissed. Petitioner has filed objections to the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation. Doc. No. 12. Petitioner specifically objects to the Magistrate Judge's conclusion that his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel is without merit. Petitioner again raises all of the arguments that were previously raised.

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1), this Court has conducted a de novo review of those portions of the Report and Recommendation objected to by petitioner. For the reasons discussed in the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, petitioner's objections are OVERRULED.

The Report and Recommendation is hereby ADOPTED AND AFFIRMED. This action is hereby DISMISSED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.