Opinion
No. 1:20-cv-00249-GZS
01-22-2021
CLEVELAND O. CRUTHRIDS, Petitioner, v. STATE OF MAINE, Respondent
ORDER AFFIRMING THE RECOMMENDED DECISION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE
The United States Magistrate Judge filed with the Court on January 5, 2021, his Recommended Decision (ECF No. 13). Petitioner filed his Objection to the Recommended Decision (ECF No. 14) on January 19, 2021.
I have reviewed and considered the Magistrate Judge's Recommended Decision, together with the entire record; I have made a de novo determination of all matters adjudicated by the Magistrate Judge's Recommended Decision; and I concur with the recommendations of the United States Magistrate Judge for the reasons set forth in his Recommended Decision, and determine that no further proceeding is necessary.
1. It is therefore ORDERED that the Recommended Decision of the Magistrate Judge is hereby AFFIRMED.
2. It is ORDERED that an evidentiary hearing is not warranted under Rule 8 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases.
3. It is ORDERED that Petitioner's Petition for Habeas Relief under 28 U.S.C. §2254 (ECF No. 1) is DISMISSED.
4. It is ORDERED that a certificate of appealability shall be denied because there is no substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. §2253(c)(2).
/s/ George Z. Singal
U.S. District Judge Dated this 22nd day of January, 2021.