Waddy v. Lawler

Full title: ROMONT WADDY, Petitioner, v. RAYMOND LAWLER, et al., Respondents

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

Date published: Jan 13, 2009

CIVIL ACTION NO. 08-286 (E.D. Pa. Jan. 13, 2009)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 08-286.

January 13, 2009

ORDER

BERLE SCHILLER, District Judge

AND NOW, this 13 day of Jan, 2009 upon consideration of the petition for a writ of habeas corpus, Respondents' answer, the record of the state court proceedings, and the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge David R. Strawbridge, it is ORDERED that:

1. The Report and Recommendation is APPROVED AND ADOPTED;

2. The petition for a writ of habeas corpus is DENIED;

3. A certificate of appealability SHALL NOT issue, in that the Petitioner has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right. See 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2); Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000); and

4. The Clerk of Court shall mark this case CLOSED for statistical purposes.