Thornton v. Richard

Filing 21

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION granting 14 Motion to Hold Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus in Abeyance Pending Exhaustion in State Court. Signed by Judge Michael R. Barrett on 7/21/15. (ba)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
WESTERN DIVISION
Kevin Michael Thornton,
Petitioner,
v.

Case No. 1:14cv561

Warden, Madison Correctional
Institution,

Judge Michael R. Barrett

Respondent.

ORDER
This matter is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation filed by the
Magistrate Judge on June 9, 2015 (Doc. 20).
Proper notice has been given to the parties under 28 U.S.C. ' 636(b)(1)(C), including
notice that the parties would waive further appeal if they failed to file objections to the Report
and Recommendation in a timely manner. United States v. Walters, 638 F.2d 947 (6th Cir.
1981). No objections to the Magistrate Judge=s Report and Recommendation have been
filed.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation (Doc. 20) of the
Magistrate Judge is hereby ADOPTED. Petitioner’s Motion to Hold Petition for Writ of
Habeas Corpus in Abeyance Pending Exhaustion in State Court (Doc. 14) is GRANTED.
The Petition (Doc. 1) is administratively stayed consistent with the recommendation by the
magistrate judge.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Michael R. Barrett
Michael R. Barrett
United States District Judge

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