Tinsley v. Court of Common Pleas

Full title: RUSSELL A. TINSLEY Petitioner, pro se v. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, et al…

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

Date published: Dec 21, 2022

Civil Action 19-1206 (E.D. Pa. Dec. 21, 2022)

Opinion

Civil Action 19-1206

12-21-2022

RUSSELL A. TINSLEY Petitioner, pro se v. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, et al. Respondents

NITZA I. QUINONES ALEJANDRO JUDGE, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

ORDER

NITZA I. QUINONES ALEJANDRO JUDGE, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

AND NOW, this 21^st day of December 2022, upon consideration of the pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by Petitioner Russell A. Tinsley (“Petitioner”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (the “Petition”), [ECF 2]; the state court record; the Report and Recommendation issued by the Honorable Richard A. Lloret, United States Magistrate Judge (the “Magistrate Judge”), recommending that the Petition be denied, [ECF 20]; Petitioner's objections to the Report and Recommendation, [ECF 22]; Respondents' response to the objections, [ECF 25], and after conducting a de novo review of the objections, it is hereby ORDERED that:

1. The Report and Recommendation (the “R&R”) is APPROVED and ADOPTED; 2. The objections to the R&R lack merit and are OVERRULED; 2 3. Petitioner's petition for a writ of habeas corpus, [ECF 2], is DENIED; and 4. No probable cause exists to issue a certificate of appealability. The Clerk of Court is directed to mark this matter CLOSED.