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Hollihan v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

United States District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Nov 23, 2011
Civil Action No. 11-810 (W.D. Pa. Nov. 23, 2011)

Opinion

Civil Action No. 11-810.

November 23, 2011.


MEMORANDUM ORDER


On June 17, 2011, the above captioned case was initiated by the filing of a Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis accompanied by a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (ECF No. 1) and was referred to a united states magistrate judge for pretrial proceedings in accordance with the Magistrate Judges Act, 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), and the Local Rules of Court for Magistrate Judges.

The magistrate judge filed a Report and Recommendation on September 22, 2011 (ECF No. 12) recommending that the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. On October 14, 2011, Petitioner filed Objections to the Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 14). Petitioner=s objections do not undermine the recommendation of the magistrate judge.

After de novo review of the pleadings and documents in the case, together with the Report and Recommendation, and the Objections thereto, the following order is entered:

AND NOW, this 23rd day of November, 2011:

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus is DISMISSED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a certificate of appealability is DENIED.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 12) is ADOPTED as the Opinion of the Court.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court mark this case CLOSED.

AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that pursuant to Rule 4(a)(1) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, Plaintiff has thirty (30) days to file a notice of appeal as provided by Rule 3 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.


Summaries of

Hollihan v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

United States District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Nov 23, 2011
Civil Action No. 11-810 (W.D. Pa. Nov. 23, 2011)
Case details for

Hollihan v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Case Details

Full title:HOLLIHAN v. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

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

Date published: Nov 23, 2011

Citations

Civil Action No. 11-810 (W.D. Pa. Nov. 23, 2011)