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Fletcher v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation Parole

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Feb 12, 2008
CIVIL ACTION NO. 07-2649 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 12, 2008)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 07-2649.

February 12, 2008


ORDER


AND NOW, this 11th day of February, 2008, upon consideration of the pleadings and record herein, and after review of the Report and Recommendation of Chief United States Magistrate Judge Thomas J. Rueter, it is hereby

ORDERED

that:

1. The Report and Recommendation is APPROVED and ADOPTED;
2. The Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, is DENIED; and
3. A certificate of appealability is not granted.


Summaries of

Fletcher v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation Parole

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Feb 12, 2008
CIVIL ACTION NO. 07-2649 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 12, 2008)
Case details for

Fletcher v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation Parole

Case Details

Full title:FRANKLIN M. FLETCHER v. PENNSYLVANIA BOARD OF PROBATION AND PAROLE

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

Date published: Feb 12, 2008

Citations

CIVIL ACTION NO. 07-2649 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 12, 2008)

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