ROGERS v. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA et al

Filing 27

ORDER THAT THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVED AND ADOPTED; THE PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS FILED PURSUANT TO 28 USC, SECTION 2241 IS DENIED; THERE IS NO BASIS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY.. SIGNED BY CHIEF JUDGE LAWRENCE F. STENGEL ON 5/14/18. 5/15/18 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

JEROME L. ROGERS,
Petitioner,
v.
COMMONWEALTH OF
PENNSYLVANIA, et al.,
Defendants.

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CIVIL ACTION

NO. 17-00761

ORDER
AND NOW, this 14th day of May, 2018, upon careful and independent
consideration of the petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to
28 U.S.C. § 2241 (Doc. No. 1) and the response thereto (Doc. No. 21), and after review
of the thorough and well-reasoned Report and Recommendation of United States
Magistrate Judge Henry S. Perkin (Doc. No. 24), IT IS ORDERED that:
1.

The Report & Recommendation is APPROVED and ADOPTED.

2.

The petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241
is DENIED.

3.

There is no basis for the issuance of a certificate of appealability.

BY THE COURT:
/s/ Lawrence F. Stengel
LAWRENCE F. STENGEL, C.J.