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Kirk v. Burge

United States District Court, S.D. New York
Nov 9, 2010
No. 07 Civ. 7467 (LTS) (GWG) (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 9, 2010)

Opinion

No. 07 Civ. 7467 (LTS) (GWG).

November 9, 2010


ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION


Pro se Petitioner James Kirk ("Petitioner") has petitioned this Court, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b), for relief from the dismissal of his appeal of the denial of his petition for habeas corpus relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On October 19, 2010, Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein issued a Report and Recommendation ("Report"), recommending that Petitioner's motion be denied since it seeks review of actions of the Court of Appeals, relief that this Court has no power to grant. Neither party has made any objection to the Report, and the time to do so has elapsed.

In reviewing a report and recommendation, a district court "may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate judge." 28 U.S.C.A. § 636(b)(1)(c) (West 2008). "To accept the report and recommendation of a magistrate, to which no timely objection has been made, a district court need only satisfy itself that there is no clear error on the face of the record." Wynn v. Lempke, No. 08 Civ. 3894 (RJS), 2009 WL 1227362, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. May 5, 2009).

The Court has reviewed thoroughly Judge Gorenstein's Report and finds no clear error in his recommendation. Accordingly, the Court accepts the Report. Petitioner's motion is hereby denied.

SO ORDERED.

Dated: New York, New York

November 9, 2010


Summaries of

Kirk v. Burge

United States District Court, S.D. New York
Nov 9, 2010
No. 07 Civ. 7467 (LTS) (GWG) (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 9, 2010)
Case details for

Kirk v. Burge

Case Details

Full title:JAMES KIRK, Petitioner, v. JOHN BURGE, Superintendent, Elmira Correctional…

Court:United States District Court, S.D. New York

Date published: Nov 9, 2010

Citations

No. 07 Civ. 7467 (LTS) (GWG) (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 9, 2010)