Opinion
Civil Action 20-3843
08-24-2023
BRANDON TREMAYNE PIERCE v. DR. ROBERT MARSH, Superintendent of SCI Benner Twp., THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA and D.A. OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY
ORDER
TIMOTHY J. SAVAGE, J.
NOW, this 24th day of August, 2023, upon consideration of the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. No. 1), the response to the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, the petitioner's reply to the response, the Report and Recommendation filed by United States Magistrate Judge David R. Strawbridge (Doc. No. 35), and the petitioner's objections to the Report and Recommendation, and after a thorough and independent review of the record, it is ORDERED that:
1. The petitioner's objections are OVERRULED;
2. The Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge David R. Strawbridge is APPROVED and ADOPTED;
3. The Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE; and, 4. No certificate of appealability will issue because the petitioner has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right under 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2).