Opinion
Civil Action No. 11-1505
05-30-2012
JAY ALLEN HENCH, Petitioner, v. COMMONWEALTH OF PA.; THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondents.
Chief Judge Gary L. Lancaster/ Magistrate Judge Maureen P. Kelly
MEMORANDUM ORDER
The above-captioned Section 2254 habeas petition was filed pro se by Jay Allen Hench, a state prisoner, challenging a conviction that was obtained in the Cumberland County Court of Common Pleas, which is located within the territorial boundaries of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. The case was referred to Magistrate Judge Maureen Kelly in accordance with the Magistrate Judges Act, 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), and Local Civil Rules 72.C and D.
Magistrate Judge Kelly's Report and Recommendation, ECF No. 8, filed on May 1, 2012, recommended that the petition be transferred forthwith to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Petitioner was advised that he had to file objections no later than May 18, 2012. No objections have been filed.
After de novo review of the pleadings and the documents in the case, together with the Report and Recommendation, the following order is entered:
AND NOW, this 30 day of May, 2012;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Petitioner's habeas petition is transferred forthwith to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation, ECF No. 8, filed on May 1, 2012, by Magistrate Judge Kelly, is adopted as the opinion of the Court.
The Clerk is to mark the case closed.
BY THE COURT,
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GARY LANCASTER
CHIEF U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE
cc: The Honorable Maureen P. Kelly
United States Magistrate Judge
JAY ALLEN HENCH
JC-0414
S.C.I. Rockview
Box A
Bellefonte, PA 16823