RIVERA v. WETZEL et al

Filing 20

ORDER THAT REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVED AND ADOPTED; THE PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS IS DENIED; AND THERE IS NO PROBABLE CAUSE TO ISSUE A CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY.. SIGNED BY HONORABLE TIMOTHY J. SAVAGE ON 9/15/15. 9/16/15 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED TO PRO SE PETITIONER, E-MAILED TO COUNSEL.(pr, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
JOHNNIE RIVERA
v.
JOHN WETZEL, THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL OF THE STATE OF
PENNSYLVANIA and DISTRICT
ATTORNEY’S OFFICE OF PHILA.
COUNTY

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CIVIL ACTION
NO. 14-4843

ORDER
AND NOW, this 15th day of September, 2015, upon consideration of the Petition
for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Document No. 1), the Response to the Petition for Writ of
Habeas Corpus (Document No. 10), Petitioner’s Reply to Respondent’s Response
(Document No. 16), the Report and Recommendation filed by United States Magistrate
Judge Richard A. Lloret (Document 17), and no objections to the Report and
Recommendation having been filed, and after a thorough and independent review of the
record, it is ORDERED that:
1.

The Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Lloret is APPROVED

and ADOPTED;
2.

The Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus is DENIED; and,

3.

There is no probable cause to issue a certificate of appealability.

/s/Timothy J. Savage
TIMOTHY J. SAVAGE, J.