Opinion
CIVIL ACTION No. 10-649
12-10-2012
JOSE SANTIAGO v. MICHAEL C. BARONE, et al.
ORDER
AND NOW, this 10th day of December, 2012, upon careful and independent consideration of Petitioner Jose Santiago's pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, and after review of the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Arnold C. Rapoport and Santiago's objections thereto, it is ORDERED:
1. Santiago's objections to the Report and Recommendation are OVERRULED;
2. The Report and Recommendation is APPROVED and ADOPTED;
3. The petition for a writ of habeas corpus is DISMISSED without an evidentiary hearing; and
4. There is no probable cause to issue a certificate of appealability.
The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to mark this case CLOSED.
BY THE COURT:
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Juan R. Sánchez, J.