WATSON v. VINCENT et al

Filing 26

ORDER THAT: THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVED AND ADOPTED. THE PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS IS DENIED WITH PREJUDICE AND DISMISSED WITHOUT AN EVIDENTIARY HEARING, ETC.. SIGNED BY HONORABLE EDMUND V. LUDWIG ON 12/14/09. 12/15/09 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED TO PRO SE AND E-MAILED.(fb)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT F O R THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA E U G E N E WATSON v. M A R D I I. VINCENT, et al. : : : : : ORDER A N D NOW, this 14 th day of December, 2009, upon careful and independent c o n sid e ra tio n of the petition for writ of habeas corpus, the response and rebuttal thereto, and a f ter review of the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Arnold C . Rapoport, it is hereby ordered that: 1 . The Report and Recommendation is approved and adopted. Petitioner's objection a s to timeliness is sustained and all other objections are overruled. 2 . The petition for writ of habeas corpus is denied with prejudice and dismissed w ith o u t an evidentiary hearing. 3 . There is no probable cause to issue a certificate of appealability. C IV IL ACTION

N o . 07-5183

B Y THE COURT:

/s/ Edmund V. Ludwig Edmund V. Ludwig, J.