PAPPAS v. CREWS

Filing 32

ORDER adopting the magistrate judge's 30 Report and Recommendation. The 13 Third Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus is DENIED. A certificate of appealability is DENIED. The clerk shall enter judgment and close the case. Signed by SENIOR JUDGE LACEY A COLLIER on 3/31/2017. (djb)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
PENSACOLA DIVISION
GREGORY PAPPAS,
Petitioner,
v.

Case No. 3:14cv564-LC/CAS

JULIE L. JONES, Secretary,
Department of Corrections,
Respondent.
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ORDER
This cause comes on for consideration upon the Report and
Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge (ECF No. 30)
dated March 21, 2017, recommending that the third amended petition for
writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 be denied. The
parties have been furnished a copy of the Report and Recommendation
and have been afforded an opportunity to file objections. I have made a de
novo determination of the timely filed objections.
Having considered the report and recommendation, and the
objections thereto, I have determined that the report and recommendation
should be adopted.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED as follows:

1. The Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 30) is adopted and
incorporated by reference in this order.
2. The petition for writ of habeas corpus filed by Petitioner Pappas
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 is DENIED. A certificate of appealability and
leave to appeal in forma pauperis is also DENIED.
3. The Clerk shall enter judgment and close the file.
DONE AND ORDERED this 31st day of March, 2017.

s/ L.A. Collier
LACEY A. COLLIER
Senior United States District Judge