Lee v. Kerestes

Full title: TAJI JEMAL LEE, Petitioner v. JOHN KERESTES, et al., Respondents

Court: United States District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania

Date published: Nov 30, 2021

1:13-cv-02353 (M.D. Pa. Nov. 30, 2021)

Opinion

1:13-cv-02353

11-30-2021

TAJI JEMAL LEE, Petitioner v. JOHN KERESTES, et al., Respondents

Yvette Kane, District Judge.

Mehalchick, Chief Magistrate Judge.

ORDER

Yvette Kane, District Judge.

Before the Court is the November 8, 2021 Report and Recommendation of Chief Magistrate Judge Mehalchick (Doc. No. 126), recommending that this Court deny Petitioner Taji Jemal Lee (“Petitioner”)'s pro se motion to reopen and vacate the Court's prior denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Doc. No. 123). No timely objections to the pending Report and Recommendation have been filed.

ACCORDINGLY, on this 30th day of November 2021, upon independent review of the record and the applicable law, IT IS ORDERED THAT:

1. The Court ADOPTS Chief Magistrate Judge Mehalchick's Report and Recommendation (Doc. No. 126);

2. Petitioner's motion to reopen and vacate (Doc. No. 123) is DENIED; and

3. This case shall remain CLOSED.