Boettlin v. Smeal

Full title: MICHAEL BOETTLIN, JR. v. PAUL K. SMEAL, et al

Court: United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Date published: Nov 17, 2009

CIVIL ACTION NO. 08-2261 (E.D. Pa. Nov. 17, 2009)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 08-2261.

November 17, 2009

ORDER

TIMOTHY SAVAGE, District Judge

AND NOW, this 17th day of November, 2009, upon consideration of the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Document No. 1), the Respondents' Response to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Document No. 8), the Petitioner's "Traverse Response" to Respondents' Answer Filed (Document No. 13), the Report and Recommendation filed by United States Magistrate Judge Lynne A. Sitarski (Document No. 15), the petitioner's objections to the Report and Recommendation (Document No. 19), 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 Sitarski is APPROVED and ADOPTED;

3. The Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus is DENIED; and,

4. There is no probable cause to issue a certificate of appealability.