JONES v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Filing 20

ORDER adopting Magistrate Judge's 19 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION. The petition for writ of habeas corpus filed by Petitioner Jerold LeeJones (ECF No. 4 ) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 is DENIED. A certificate of appealability and leave to appeal in forma pauperis is also DENIED. Clerk shall enter judgment and close the file. Signed by SENIOR JUDGE LACEY A COLLIER on 11/7/2018. (MB)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
PENSACOLA DIVISION

JEROLD LEE JONES,
Petitioner,
v.

Case No. 3:17cv414-LC/CAS

STATE OF FLORIDA,
Respondent.
_________________________/
ORDER
This cause comes on for consideration upon the Report and
Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge (ECF No.19)
dated October 9, 2018, recommending that the 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. No objections have been filed.
Having considered the report and recommendation, I have
determined that it should be adopted.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED as follows:
1. The Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 19) is adopted and
incorporated by reference in this order.

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2. The petition for writ of habeas corpus filed by Petitioner Jerold Lee
Jones (ECF No. 4) 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 7th day of November, 2018.

s/ L.A. Collier
LACEY A. COLLIER
SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Case No. 3:17cv414-LC/CAS