Opinion
Case No. 1:15-cv-189
06-02-2015
JOSEPH HARRIS, Petitioner, v. HAMILTON COUNTY SHERIFF, et al., Respondents.
Magistrate Judge Karen L. Litkovitz
DECISION AND ENTRY ADOPTING THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
(Doc. 8)
This case is before the Court pursuant to the Order of General Reference in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio Western Division to United States Magistrate Judge Karen L. Litkovitz. Pursuant to such reference, the Magistrate Judge reviewed the pleadings filed with this Court and, on May 13, 2015, submitted a Report and Recommendation. (Doc. 8). No objections were filed.
As required by 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b), the Court has reviewed the comprehensive findings of the Magistrate Judge and considered de novo all of the filings in this matter. Upon consideration of the foregoing, the Court does determine that such Report and Recommendation should be and is hereby adopted in its entirety. Accordingly:
1. Petitioner's petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 2241 (Doc. 1) is DENIED with PREJUDICE;
2. A certificate of appealability under 28 U.S.C. § 2253 is DENIED; and
3. An application to proceed on appeal in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. Section 1915(a)(3) is DENIED.
IT IS SO ORDERED. Date: 6/2/15
s/Timothy S. Black
Timothy S. Black
United States District Judge