Opinion
Civil Action 20-5712
10-07-2022
ORDER
NITZA I. QUINONES ALEJANDRO JUDGE, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
AND NOW, this 7th day of October 2022, upon consideration of Petitioner Jose Flores-Medina's (“Petitioner”) pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus, [ECF 1], Respondents' response in opposition, [ECF 10], the state court record, the Report and Recommendation issued by United States Magistrate Judge Richard A. Lloret, which recommended that the petition for a writ of habeas corpus be denied in its entirety, [ECF 14], Petitioner's pro se objections, [ECF 18], and after conducting a de novo review of the objections, it is hereby ORDERED, for the reasons set forth in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, that:
1. The Report and Recommendation is APPROVED and ADOPTED, as modified consistent with the reasons set forth in the Memorandum Opinion;
2. The objections to the Report and Recommendation are OVERRULED;
3. No evidentiary hearing is deemed necessary;
4. Petitioner's petition for a writ of habeas corpus is DENIED;
5. No probable cause exists to issue a certificate of appealability; and
6. The Clerk of Court is directed to mark this matter CLOSED.