GIBISON v. KERESTAS et al

Filing 55

ORDER (EXPLANATION, ECF NO. 54) - UPON CAREFUL AND INDEPENDENT CONSIDERAITON OF THE PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS AND THE PARTIES' BRIEFS AND RELATED FILINGS, AND AFTER REVIEW OF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE LYNNE A. SITARSKI'S REPOR T AND RECOMMENDATION AND PETITIOENR'S OBJECTIONS TO THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION, IT IS ORDERED that: 1. THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVED AND ADOPTED..... SIGNED BY HONORABLE ANITA B. BRODY ON 1/3/2017. 14/2017 ENTERED AND COPIES VIA ECF.(mo, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
THOMAS GIBISON,
Petitioner,
v.
JOHN KERESTAS, et al.,
Respondents.

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CIVIL ACTION
No. 12-200

ORDER
AND NOW, this ____3rd ___ day of _____January_______, 2017, upon careful and
independent consideration of the petition for writ of habeas corpus and the parties’ briefs and
related filings, and after review of United States Magistrate Judge Lynne A. Sitarski’s Report
and Recommendation and Petitioner’s objections to the Report and Recommendation, it is
ORDERED that:
1. The Report and Recommendation is APPROVED and ADOPTED.
2. The petition for writ of habeas corpus is DENIED and DISMISSED.
3. There is no basis for the issuance of a certificate of appealability.

s/Anita B. Brody
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ANITA B. BRODY, J.

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