MONTGOMERY v. JONES

Filing 24

ORDER adopting the magistrate judge's 23 Report and Recommendation. The 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus is DENIED. The clerk is directed to close the file. A certificate of appealability is DENIED. Signed by CHIEF JUDGE M CASEY RODGERS on 6/15/2017. (djb)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
PENSACOLA DIVISION
MAURICE KENNETH MONTGOMERY,
Petitioner,
v.

Case No. 3:15cv43/MCR/CJK

JULIE L. JONES,
Respondent.
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ORDER
This cause comes on for consideration upon the Magistrate Judge’s Report
and Recommendation dated March 24, 2017. ECF No. 23. The parties have been
furnished a copy of the Report and Recommendation and have been afforded an
opportunity to file objections pursuant to Title 28, United States Code, Section
636(b)(1). No objections were made.
Having considered the Report and Recommendation, the Court has
determined that the Report and Recommendation should be adopted.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED:
1. The Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation, ECF No. 23, is
adopted and incorporated by reference in this Order.

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2. The petition for writ of habeas corpus, ECF No. 1, challenging petitioner’s
judgment of conviction and sentence in State of Florida v. Maurice Kenneth
Montgomery, Escambia County Circuit Court Case No. 11-CF-4156, is DENIED.
3. The clerk is directed to close the file.
4. A certificate of appealability is DENIED.
DONE AND ORDERED this 15th day of June, 2017.

M. Casey Rodgers
M. CASEY RODGERS
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Case No. 3:15cv43/MCR/CJK