Lawton v. Brittain

Full title: MATTHEW ALLEN LAWTON, Petitioner, v. KATHY BRITTAIN, Respondent.

Court: United States District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania

Date published: Oct 6, 2022

1:21-CV-00175 (M.D. Pa. Oct. 6, 2022)

Opinion

1:21-CV-00175

10-06-2022

MATTHEW ALLEN LAWTON, Petitioner, v. KATHY BRITTAIN, Respondent.

Matthew W. Brann, Chief United States District Judge

ORDER

Matthew W. Brann, Chief United States District Judge

AND NOW, this 6^th day of October 2022, in accordance with the accompanying Memorandum, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Petitioner Matthew Allen Lawton's petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 is DISMISSED.

2. A certificate of appealability shall not issue, as Lawton has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right, see 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2), or that “jurists of reason would find it debatable” whether this Court's procedural ruling is correct, Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000).

3. The Clerk of Court is directed to CLOSE this case.