Opinion
Civil Action 19-3733
04-22-2024
ORDER
GERALD J. PAPPERT, J.
AND NOW, this 22nd day of April 2024, upon careful and independent consideration of the pleadings and available state court records, and after review of the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Elizabeth T. Hey (ECF No. 39) and Petitioner's objections thereto, (ECF No. 43), it is ORDERED that:
1. The objections are OVERRULED;
2. The Report and Recommendation is APPROVED and ADOPTED;
3. The Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus is DENIED and DISMISSED;
4. A certificate of appealability SHALL NOT issue because the Petitioner has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right or demonstrated that reasonable jurists would debate the correctness of this decision. See 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2); Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000);
5. The Clerk of Court shall mark this case CLOSED for statistical purposes.