Opinion
ORDER ACCEPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION OF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
CORMAC J. CARNEY, District Judge.
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636, the Court has reviewed the operative Second Amended Petition, records on file, and the Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge. Further, the Court has engaged in a de novo review of those portions of the Report and Recommendation to which objections have been made. The Court accepts the findings and recommendation of the Magistrate Judge.
IT THEREFORE IS ORDERED that (1) petitioner's request for an evidentiary hearing is denied; and (2) Judgment be entered denying the operative Second Amended Petition and dismissing this action with prejudice.