Opinion
Civil Action No. 17-249 Erie
06-19-2018
ANTHONY JACKSON, Petitioner, v. SUPT. MICHAEL CLARK, et al., Respondents.
Magistrate Judge Susan Paradise Baxter MEMORANDUM ORDER
The petitioner Anthony Jackson ("Jackson") filed with the court a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. This case was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge for a report and recommendation in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Rule 72 of the Local Rules for Magistrate Judges. On May 16, 2018, the magistrate judge issued a Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 16) in which she recommended that the petition be denied and that a certificate of appealability be denied.
Jackson's objections to the Report and Recommendation were due by June 4, 2018. He did not file any objections. After de novo review of the petition and documents in this case, together with the Report and Recommendation, the following order is entered:
AND NOW, this 19th day of June, 2018;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition for a writ of habeas corpus is DENIED and a certificate of appealability is DENIED. The Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 16) of Magistrate Judge Susan Paradise Baxter, filed on May 16, 2018, is adopted as the opinion of the court.
The Clerk is directed to mark this case CLOSED.
/s/ Joy Flowers Conti
Joy Flowers Conti
Chief United States District Judge cc: All parties of record
Susan Paradise Baxter,
U.S. Magistrate Judge