COLLINS v. WETZEL et al

Filing 18

ORDER COLLINS'S OBJECTIONS, ECF NO. 14, TO THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION ARE OVERRULED. THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION, ECF NO. 13, IS APPROVED AND ADOPTED. THE PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS, ECF NO. 1, IS DISMISSED. THIS CASE IS CLOSED. THERE IS NO BASIS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY. SIGNED BY HONORABLE JOSEPH F. LEESON, JR ON 8/4/17. 8/8/17 ENTERED AND COPIES E-MAILED.(er, )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
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GEORGE COLLINS,
Petitioner,

:
:
:
v.
:
:
JOHN WETZEL, SECRETARY OF PA
:
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS;
:
DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF THE
:
COUNTY OF PHILADELPHIA;
:
and ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE
:
STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA,
:
Respondents.
:
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No. 2:14-cv-05013

ORDER
AND NOW, this 4th day of August, 2017, for the reasons set forth in the Opinion issued
this date, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1.

Collins’s objections, ECF No. 14, to the Report and Recommendation are

OVERRULED;
2.

The Report and Recommendation, ECF No. 13, is APPROVED and

ADOPTED;
3.

The petition for writ of habeas corpus, ECF No. 1, is DISMISSED;

4.

This case is CLOSED; and

5.

There is no basis for the issuance of a certificate of appealability.
BY THE COURT:

/s/ Joseph F. Leeson, Jr.____________
JOSEPH F. LEESON, JR.
United States District Judge