HUNTER v. JONES

Filing 32

ORDER adopting Chief Magistrate Judge's 25 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION. The petition for writ of habeas corpus (ECF No. 1 ) is DENIED. Petitioner's Motion to Expand the Record with Newly Discovered Evidence (ECF No. 24 ) is DENIED for the reasons stated in the discussion of Ground Two, Sub-claim A, supra. A certificate of appealability is DENIED Signed by SENIOR JUDGE LACEY A COLLIER on 6/7/2019. (MB)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
PENSACOLA DIVISION
RICHARD LEE HUNTER,
Petitioner,
v.

Case No.: 3:17cv483/LAC/EMT

MARK S. INCH,
Respondent.
____________________________/
ORDER
This cause comes on for consideration upon the chief magistrate judge’s Report
and Recommendation dated February 25, 2019 (ECF No. 25). 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). 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 now ORDERED as follows:
1.

The chief magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation is adopted and

incorporated by reference in this order.

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2.

The petition for writ of habeas corpus (ECF No. 1) is DENIED.

3.

Petitioner’s Motion to Expand the Record with Newly Discovered

Evidence (ECF No. 24) is DENIED for the reasons stated in the discussion of Ground
Two, Sub-claim A, supra.
4.

A certificate of appealability is DENIED.

DONE AND ORDERED this 7th day of June, 2019.

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

Case No.: 3:17cv483/LAC/EMT

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Case No.: 3:17cv483/LAC/EMT