ALSTON v. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA et al

Filing 20

ORDER THAT THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVED AND ADOPTED; THE PETITION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS IS DENIED; A CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY SHALL NOT ISSUE; THE CLERK OF COURT SHALL MARK THIS CASE CLOSED FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES.. SIGNED BY HONORABLE JOEL H. SLOMSKY ON 1/2/19. 1/2/19 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED TO PRO SE PETITIONER AND E-MAILED TO COUNSEL.(pr, )

Case 2:17-cv-00444-JHS Document 17-1 Filed 11/28/18 Page 1 of 1

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
W ARRE~ ALSTON,
Petitioner,

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CIVIL ACTION

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NO. 17-444

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COMIV10NWEALTH OF
PE~SYLVANIA, et al.,
Respondents.
ORDER

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NOW, this 2..nd day ofTIIHM#PJ.- 1 µ,/J, upon careful and independent

consideration of the petition for a writ of habeas corpus, the responsive motion, and available state
court records, and after review of the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate
Judge David R. Strawbridge, it is ORDERED that:
1.

The Report and Recommendation is APPROVED and ADOPTED;

3.

The petition for a writ of habeas corpus is DENIED;

4.

A certificate of appealability SHALL NOT issue, in that the Petitioner has not

made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right. See 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2);

Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473,484 (2000); and
5.

The Clerk of the Court shall mark this case CLOSED for statistical purposes.

BY THE COURT:

ENT'D JAN O2 2019