Opinion
Civil Action 3:20-cv-01309
10-11-2023
MATTHEW W. SWANGER, #NH4770, Petitioner, v. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, et al., Respondents.
ORDER
JOSEPH F. SAPORITO, JR. UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
AND NOW, this 11th day of October, 2023, in accordance with the accompanying Memorandum, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. The petition (Doc. 1) is DENIED and DISMISSED;
2. The court declines to issue a certificate of appealability, as the petitioner has failed to demonstrate “a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right”; and
3. The clerk is directed to mark this case as CLOSED.