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Mitchell v. Artus

United States District Court, S.D. New York
Aug 21, 2008
No. 07 Civ. 4688 (LTS) (AJP) (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 21, 2008)

Opinion

No. 07 Civ. 4688 (LTS) (AJP).

August 21, 2008


ORDER ADOPTING REPORT RECOMMENDATION


The Court has reviewed Magistrate Judge Peck's June 2, 2008, Report and Recommendation (the "Report") which recommends that petitioner Elbert Mitchell's petition for writ of habeas corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, be denied. No objections to the Report have been received.

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 1993). "In a case such as this one, where 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." Johnson v. New York University School of Education, No. 00 Civ. 8117, at *1, 2003 WL 21433443 (S.D.N.Y. June 16, 2003).

The Court has reviewed carefully Magistrate Judge Peck's thorough and well-reasoned Report and Recommendation and finds no clear error. The Court therefore adopts the Report in its entirety for the reasons stated therein. The Court further determines that Petitioner has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2), and a certificate of appealability therefore will not issue. Accordingly, the petition is denied.

SO ORDERED.


Summaries of

Mitchell v. Artus

United States District Court, S.D. New York
Aug 21, 2008
No. 07 Civ. 4688 (LTS) (AJP) (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 21, 2008)
Case details for

Mitchell v. Artus

Case Details

Full title:ELBERT MITCHELL, Petitioner, v. DALE ARTUS, Superintendent, Clinton…

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

Date published: Aug 21, 2008

Citations

No. 07 Civ. 4688 (LTS) (AJP) (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 21, 2008)

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