Franklin v. Sobina

Full title: ERNEST FRANKLIN, Petitioner, v. RAYMOND SOBINA, Respondent

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

Date published: Mar 20, 2007

Civil Action No. 07-23 Erie (W.D. Pa. Mar. 20, 2007)

Opinion

Civil Action No. 07-23 Erie.

March 20, 2007

MEMORANDUM ORDER

SEAN McLAUGHLIN, District Judge

This habeas corpus action was received by the Clerk of Court on February 13, 2007, and was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Susan Paradise Baxter for report and recommendation in accordance with the Magistrates Act, 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), and Rules 72.1.3 and 72.1.4 of the Local Rules for Magistrates.

The Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation [Doc. No. 4], filed on March 5, 2007, recommended that Petitioner's Petition be transferred to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The parties were allowed ten (10) days from the date of service to file objections. Service was made on Petitioner by certified mail and on Respondent. Objections were filed by Petitioner on March 19, 2007 [Doc. No. 5]. After de novo review of the petition and documents in the case, together with the Report and Recommendation and objections thereto, the following order is entered:

AND NOW, this 20^th day of March, 2007;

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Petitioner's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus is TRANSFERRED to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

The Report and Recommendation [Doc. No. 4] of Magistrate Judge Baxter, filed on March 5, 2007, is adopted as the opinion of the Court.