Smith v. Salamon

Full title: LAQUAM MALIK SMITH v. BOBBI JO SALAMON ET AL

Court: United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Date published: Aug 6, 2024

Civil Action 21-2636 (E.D. Pa. Aug. 6, 2024)

Opinion

Civil Action 21-2636

08-06-2024

LAQUAM MALIK SMITH v. BOBBI JO SALAMON ET AL

KEARNEY, J.

ORDER

KEARNEY, J.

AND NOW, this 6^th day of August 2024, upon careful and independent review of the Petition (ECF No. 1) and supplemental Petition (ECF No, 12) for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, the Response (ECF No, 26), Judge Hey's exhaustive Report recommending we deny the Petition (ECF No. 31), Petitioner's Objections to Judge Hey's Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 32), all documents in the record, finding no basis for an evidentiary hearing or for a certificate of appealability, and for reasons in today's accompanying

Memorandum, it is ORDERED we:

1. OVERRULE Petitioner's Objections (ECF No. 32);

2. APPROVE AND ADOPT Judge Hey's Report and Recommendation (ECF No, 31);

3. DISMISS AND DENY the Petition for writ of habeas corpus (ECF No. 1) with prejudice;

4. DENY a certificate of appealability; and,

5. DIRECT the Clerk of the Court close this case.