Opinion
Civil Action No. 02-3824.
October 29, 2004
ORDER
AND NOW, this 29th day of October, 2004, upon consideration of the following: the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 of Jerome Bell; the Government's response thereto; the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Jacob Hart; and the Objection filed by Mr. Bell to the Report and Recommendation andMerritt v. Blaine, 326 F.3d 157 (3d Cir. 2003);
it is hereby ORDERED that:
(1) The Objection to the Report and Recommendation is DENIED;
(2) The Report and Recommendation is APPROVED and ADOPTED;
(3) The petition for a writ of habeas corpus is DISMISSED AS UNTIMELY.