Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 11-5972
02-23-2012
ORDER
AND NOW, this 23rd day of February, 2012, upon careful and independent consideration of the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Doc. No. 1), the Response thereto (Doc. No. 7), and Petitioner's Reply and Motion to Stay (Doc. No. 10), and after review of the thorough and well-reasoned Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Linda K. Caracappa (Doc. No. 13), it is hereby ORDERED that:
1. The Report and Recommendation is APPROVED and ADOPTED.
2. The petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus is DISMISSED without prejudice.
3. The Motion to Stay is DENIED.
4. The Clerk of Court shall mark this case CLOSED for statistical purposes.
I note that the petitioner did not file objections to the Report and Recommendation.
BY THE COURT:
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LAWRENCE F. STENGEL, J.