HATCHER v. DIGUGLIELMO et al

Filing 24

ORDER THAT: PLFF'S OBJECTIONS ARE OVERRULED AND THE MAGISTRATE'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVED AND ADOPTED; PLFF'S PETITION IS DENIED AND DISMISSED; THE CLERK SHALL CLOSE THIS MATTER FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES. SIGNED BY HONORABLE C. DARNELL JONES, II ON 10/26/09. 10/28/09 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED AND E-MAILED.(fb)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

VINCENT HATCHER, Petitioner, v. DAVID DiGUGLIELMO, et al., Respondents.

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CIVIL NO. 08-3572

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ORDER

AND NOW, this 26th day of October, 2009, upon consideration of: Plaintiff's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. No. 1) and Respondents' Response thereto (Doc. No. 11); Plaintiff's Traverse/Amended Traverse (Doc. Nos. 13 & 14) and Respondents' Response thereto (Doc. No. 12); Magistrate Judge Elizabeth T. Hey's Report and Recommendation (Doc. No. 15); and, Plaintiff's Objections thereto (Doc. No. 16), along with Respondents' Response (Doc. No. 21), it is hereby ORDERED and DECREED that: (1) Plaintiff's Objections are OVERRULED and the Magistrate's Report and Recommendation is APPROVED and ADOPTED; (2) (3) Plaintiff's Petition is DENIED and DISMISSED; There exists no substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right which would require the issuance of a certificate of appealability; and, (4) The Clerk shall close this matter for statistical purposes.

BY THE COURT:

/s/ C. Darnell Jones, II

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