George v. Bradshaw

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Memorandum of Opinion and Order For the reasons set forth herein, the Report & Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge, ECF No. 10 , is hereby adopted. Aaron George's Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus will be dismissed.The Court ce rtifies, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3), that an appeal from this decision could not be taken in good faith, and that there is no basis upon which to issue a certificate of appealability. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c); Fed. R. App. P. 22(b). Judge Benita Y. Pearson on 3/31/2017. (JLG)

PEARSON, J.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
EASTERN DIVISION

AARON GEORGE,
Petitioner,
v.
TOM SCHWEITZER,1 Warden,
Respondent.

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CASE NO. 1:15CV1222
JUDGE BENITA Y. PEARSON

MEMORANDUM OF OPINION
AND ORDER

Pro Se Petitioner Aaron George filed a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to
28 U.S.C. § 2254 (ECF No. 1) alleging four (4) grounds for relief which challenge the
constitutional sufficiency of his convictions and sentence in Cuyahoga County, Ohio Court of
Common Pleas Case No. CR-13-571620-A. Petitioner was sentenced to a six-year prison term
on the kidnapping charge to run consecutive to a three-year term for the firearm specification.
The court also imposed a six-year term on the improper discharge count, a three-year term on the
having weapons while under disability charge, and a one-year term on the obstructing official
business charge. All counts were ordered to be served concurrently. The case was referred to
Magistrate Judge Kathleen B. Burke for a Report and Recommendation pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §
636 and Local Rule 72.2(b)(2). On February 28, 2017, the magistrate judge issued a Report &

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According to Petitioner, see ECF No. 9, and the Ohio Department of
Rehabilitation and Correction website
(http://odrc.drc.ohio.gov/OffenderSearch/Search.aspx (last visited March 31, 2017)),
Petitioner is now confined at the Lebanon Correctional Facility. The Warden of that
institution, Tom Schweitzer, is ordered substituted for Margaret Bradshw, Warden.

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Recommendation (ECF No. 10). In her Report, the magistrate judge recommends that the Court
deny Grounds One and Three on the merits and dismiss Grounds Two and Four as not cognizable
on federal habeas review and/or are procedurally defaulted.
Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(2) provides that objections to a report and recommendation must be
filed within 14 days after service, but neither party has filed any such objections. Therefore, the
Court must assume that the parties are satisfied with the Magistrate Judge’s recommendations.
Any further review by this Court would be a duplicative and inefficient use of the Court’s limited
resources. Thomas v. Arn, 728 F.2d 813 (6th Cir. 1984), aff’d, 474 U.S. 140 (1985); Howard v.
Secretary of Health and Human Services, 932 F.2d 505 (6th Cir. 1991); United States v. Walters,
638 F.2d 947, 949-50 (6th Cir. 1981).
Accordingly, the Report & Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge is hereby adopted.
Aaron George’s Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus will be dismissed.
The Court certifies, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3), that an appeal from this decision
could not be taken in good faith, and that there is no basis upon which to issue a certificate of
appealability. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c); Fed. R. App. P. 22(b).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

March 31, 2017
Date

/s/ Benita Y. Pearson
Benita Y. Pearson
United States District Judge

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