Chandler #165278 v. Michigan, State of

Filing 8

FINAL ORDER APPROVING AND ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION 7 ; dismiss habeas corpus relief;certificate of appealability pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c) is DENIED; signed by Judge Janet T. Neff (Judge Janet T. Neff, clb)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION SIDNEY E. CHANDLER, Petitioner, v STATE OF MICHIGAN, et al., Respondents. _______________________________/ Case No. 1:08-cv-555 HON. JANET T. NEFF

FINAL ORDER This is a habeas corpus petition filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The matter was referred to the Magistrate Judge, who issued a Report and Recommendation, recommending that this Court deny the petition. The Report and Recommendation was duly served on the parties. No objections have been filed, see 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), and the Court issues this Judgment pursuant to FED. R. CIV. P. 58. THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge (Dkt 7) is APPROVED and ADOPTED as the opinion of the Court and the petition for habeas corpus relief (Dkt 1) is DISMISSED for the reasons stated in the Report and Recommendation. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a certificate of appealability pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c) is DENIED as to each issue asserted. Petitioner has not demonstrated that reasonable jurists would find the Court's rulings debatable or wrong. Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000); Murphy v. Ohio, 263 F.3d 466, 466-67 (6th Cir. 2001). Date: September 18, 2008 /s/ Janet T. Neff JANET T. NEFF United States District Judge