BRIGHTWELL v. LANE et al

Filing 18

ORDER THAT THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVED AND ADOPTED; THE PETITIONER'S OBJECTIONS ARE OVERRULED; 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 1/10/18. 1/11/18 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
ANTHONY JAMES BRIGHTWELL, JR.

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v.
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JAY LANE, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCI- :
FAYETTE, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY
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OF THE COUNTY OF CHESTER, and
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THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE
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STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
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CIVIL ACTION

NO. 16-5103

ORDER
NOW, this 10th day of January, 2018, upon consideration of the Petition for Writ
of Habeas Corpus (Document No. 1), the response to the Petition for Writ of Habeas
Corpus, the Report and Recommendation filed by United States Magistrate Judge
Lynne A. Sitarski (Document No. 12), and the petitioner=s objections to the Report and
Recommendation, and after a thorough and independent review of the record, it is
ORDERED that:
1.

The petitioner=s objections are OVERRULED;

2.

The Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Lynne A. Sitarski is

APPROVED and ADOPTED;
3.

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

4.

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

/s/TIMOTHY J. SAVAGE