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, )

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA _______________________________________ 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. : _______________________________________ 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

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