Long #444531 v. Palmer

Filing 6

ORDER APPROVING AND ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION 4 ; habeas corpus petition is dismissed pursuant to Rule 4; certificate of appealability is denied; signed by Judge Robert J. Jonker (Judge Robert J. Jonker, ymc)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION

LAZZERICK LONG, Petitioner, v. CARMEN PALMER, Respondent. / ORDER AND JUDGMENT APPROVING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION The court has reviewed the Report and Recommendation filed by the United States Magistrate Judge in this action. The Report and Recommendation was duly served on the parties on December 3, 2008. No objections have been filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C). THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge, filed December 3, 2008, is approved and adopted as the opinion of the court. IT IS ORDERED that habeas corpus petition is DISMISSED pursuant to Rule 4, because petitioner fails to raise a meritorious federal claim. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a certificate of appealability is DENIED. Case No. 1:08cv814 Hon. Robert J. Jonker

/s/ Robert J. Jonker ROBERT J. JONKER UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE DATED: January 22, 2009.