Opinion
Civil Action No. 06-988.
February 5, 2007
MEMORANDUM ORDER
The above captioned case was initiated on July 24, 2006 by the filing of a Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (doc. no. 1) accompanied by a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. It was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Lisa Pupo Lenihan for pretrial proceedings in accordance with the Magistrate Judges Act, 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), and Rules 72.1.3 and 72.1.4 of the Local Rules for Magistrate Judges.
The Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation (Doc. No. 14), filed on January 4, 2007, recommended that the Respondent's Motion to Transfer Case to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania be granted. The Petitioner was served and was advised he was allowed ten (10) days from the date of service to file written objections to the report and recommendation. No objections have been filed. After review of the pleadings and documents in the case, together with the report and recommendation, the following order is entered: AND NOW, this 1st day of Feb, 2007;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this case is transferred to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, forthwith.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation (doc. no. 14) of Magistrate Judge Lenihan, dated January 4, 2007, is adopted as the opinion of the court.