WARD v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Filing 36

ORDER adopting 31 Report and Recommendation. The petition for writ of habeas corpus (Doc. 1 ), challenging the judgment of conviction and sentence in State of Florida v. Brandon Michael Ward, Santa Rosa County Circuit Court Case No. 2006-CF-911, is DENIED. A certificate of appealability is DENIED. Signed by JUDGE M CASEY RODGERS on 09/10/2020. (alb)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
PENSACOLA DIVISION
BRANDON WARD,
Petitioner,
v.

Case No. 3:17cv407-MCR/MJF

SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS,
Respondent.
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ORDER
This cause comes on for consideration upon the Magistrate Judge’s Report
and Recommendation dated October 10, 2019. ECF No. 31. The parties were
furnished a copy of the Report and Recommendation and were afforded an
opportunity to file objections pursuant to Title 28, United States Code, Section
636(b)(1). See ECF No. 35. I have made a de novo determination of those portions
to which an objection was made.
Having considered the Report and Recommendation and all objections thereto
timely filed, I conclude that the Report and Recommendation should be adopted.

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Accordingly, it is now ORDERED as follows:
1.

The Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation, ECF No. 31, is

adopted and incorporated by reference in this Order.
2.

The petition for writ of habeas corpus (Doc. 1), challenging the

judgment of conviction and sentence in State of Florida v. Brandon Michael Ward,
Santa Rosa County Circuit Court Case No. 2006-CF-911, is DENIED.
3.

The Clerk of Court is directed to close the file.

4.

A certificate of appealability is DENIED.

DONE AND ORDERED this 10th day of September 2020.

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

Case No, 3:17cv407-MCR/MJF