Opinion
Civil Action No. 15-1560
04-18-2017
WALTER SHERMAN COWFER, Petitioner, v. JOHN KERESTES, et al., Respondents.
cc (via First-Class U.S. Mail): Walter Sherman Cowfer BN-3414 SCI Mahanoy 301 Morea Road Frackville, PA 17932 cc (via ECF email notification): All counsel of record
Magistrate Judge Cynthia Reed Eddy MEMORANDUM ORDER
This case has been referred to United States Magistrate Judge Cynthia Reed Eddy for pretrial proceedings in accordance with the Magistrates Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 636(b)(1)(A) and (B), and Local Rule of Civil Procedure 72.
On March 10, 2017, the Magistrate Judge issued a Report (Doc. 20) recommending that Respondents' Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 13) be granted; the habeas-Petition dismissed; and a certificate of appealability denied. Service of the Report and Recommendation was made on the parties, and Petitioner has filed Objections. See Doc. 21.
After a de novo review of the pleadings and documents in the case, together with the Report and Recommendation and the Objections thereto, the following Order is entered:
Respondents' Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 13) is GRANTED; the Petition for a writ of habeas corpus is DISMISSED; a certificate of appealability is DENIED; and the Report and Recommendation hereby is adopted as the Opinion of the District Court.
IT IS SO ORDERED. April 18, 2017
s\Cathy Bissoon
Cathy Bissoon
United States District Judge cc (via First-Class U.S. Mail): Walter Sherman Cowfer
BN-3414
SCI Mahanoy
301 Morea Road
Frackville, PA 17932 cc (via ECF email notification): All counsel of record