Opinion
Civil Action No. 15-554
11-05-2015
MARK E. SHAFFER, Petitioner, v. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, et. al., Respondents.
Magistrate Lisa Pupo Lenihan
MEMORANDUM ORDER
This case was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Lisa Pupo Lenihan for pretrial proceedings in accordance with the Magistrates Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 636(b)(l)(A) and (B), and Local Rule of Civil Procedure 72.
On September 15, 2015, the Magistrate Judge issued a Report (Doc. 9) recommending that the petition for a writ of habeas corpus be dismissed as untimely, and that the certificate of appealability be denied. Service of the Report and Recommendation was made. On September 29, 2015, Mark Shaffer ("Petitioner") filed his objections. (Doc. 10).
After a de novo review of the pleadings and documents in the case, together with the Report and Recommendation and the Objections thereto, the following Order is entered:
The Petition of Mark E. Shaffer for a writ of habeas corpus (Doc. 1) is DISMISSED and a certificate of appealability is DENIED. The Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge, dated September 15, 2015, hereby is adopted as the Opinion of the District Court.
IT IS SO ORDERED. November 5, 2015
s\Cathy Bissoon
Cathy Bissoon
United States District Judge
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