Opinion
Civil Action No. 10-341
03-19-2012
JOHN EDWARD HUMENIK, Petitioner, v. GERALD L. ROZUM, Superintendent; DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR THE COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY; and the ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondents.
District Judge Mark R. Hornak
MEMORANDUM ORDER
On March 15, 2010, the above captioned case was initiated by the filing of 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 January 12, 2012 (ECF No. 14) recommending that the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus be denied and that a certificate of appealability be denied. On February 27, 2012, Petitioner filed Objections to the Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 16). 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 16th day of March, 2012:
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus is DENIED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a certificate of appealability is DENIED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 14) 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.
By the Court:
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Mark R. Hornak
United States District Judge
John Edward Humenik
FT-6251
SCI Somerset
1600 Walters Mill Road
Somerset, PA 15510