CHAPMAN v. JONES

Filing 39

ORDER ADOPTING 32 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION. Petitioner's amended habeas petition (Doc. 7 ) is DENIED. A certificate of appealability is DENIED. The Clerk shall close the file. Signed by JUDGE T KENT WETHERELL II on 11/17/2020. (sdw)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
GAINESVILLE DIVISION
KEVIN LORENZO CHAPMAN,
Petitioner,
v.

Case No. 1:17cv179-TKW-GRJ

SECRETARY, FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS,
Respondent.
/
ORDER
This case is before the Court based upon the magistrate judge’s Report and
Recommendation (Doc. 32). Petitioner was granted multiple extensions of time to
file objections (Docs. 34, 36), but no objections were filed. Upon due consideration
of the Report and Recommendation and the case file, I agree with the magistrate
judge’s determination that Petitioner’s amended habeas petition under 28 U.S.C.
§2254 should be denied. Accordingly, it is
ORDERED that:
1.

The magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation is adopted and
incorporated by reference in this Order.

2.

Petitioner’s amended habeas petition (Doc. 7) is DENIED.

3.

A certificate of appealability is DENIED.

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4.

The Clerk shall close the file.

DONE and ORDERED this 17th day of November, 2020.

T. Kent Wetherell, II
T. KENT WETHERELL, II
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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