Topp v. Burt

Filing 18

JUDGMENT Signed by District Judge Patrick J. Duggan. (MOre)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION JOHN TOPP, Petitioner, v. SHERRY BURT, Respondent. / JUDGMENT Petitioner John Jerome Topp is in the custody of the Michigan Department of Corrections under authority of an April 29, 2006 Genesee County Circuit Court Judgment of Sentence imposing a sentence of five to fifteen years. Petitioner's sentence was imposed following his plea of no contest to third-degree criminal sexual conduct on March 21, 2006. Petitioner seeks federal habeas relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, claiming that the trial court erroneously denied his motion to withdraw his plea. In an Opinion and Order entered on this date, the Court held that Petitioner is not entitled to relief. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED, that Petitioner's application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. Date: March 28, 2011 s/PATRICK J. DUGGAN United States District Judge Case No. 08-cv-11748 Honorable Patrick J. Duggan

Copies to: John Topp #600348 Ionia Maximum Correctional Facility 1576 W. Bluewater Highway Ionia, MI 48846 John Topp #600348 Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center 3855 Cooper St. Jackson, MI 49201 AAG John S. Pallas