Opinion
2:11cv926
09-30-2012
Electronic Mail
Judge David Stewart Cercone
Magistrate Judge Eddy
MEMORANDUM ORDER
On July 15, 2011, the above captioned case was initiated by the filing of a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (ECF No, 1) and was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge for pretrial proceedings in accordance with the Magistrate Judges Act, 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), and the Local Rules of Court for Magistrate Judges.
The Magistrate Judge filed a Report and Recommendation on August 30, 2012, (ECF No. 11) recommending that the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus be denied and that a certificate of appealability be denied. Petitioner was served with the Report and Recommendation at his listed address and was advised that he had until September 17, 2012, to file written objections to the Report and Recommendation. No objections have been filed.
After de novo review of the pleadings and documents in the case, together with the Report and Recommendation, the following order is entered:
AND NOW, this 30th day of September, 2012,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus is DENIED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a certificate of appealability is DENIED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 11) is ADOPTED as the Opinion of the Court.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court mark this case CLOSED.
AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that pursuant to Rule 4(a)(1) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, Plaintiff has thirty (30) days to file a notice of appeal as provided by Rule 3 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.
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David Stewart Cercone
United States District Judge
cc: James Larry Andrews
HD 8493
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