Mattison v. Wetzel et al

Filing 31

ORDER (memorandum filed previously as separate docket entry) - IT IS ORDERED that Petnr's mtn to dismiss without prejudice 22 is GRANTED. The Clerk of Court shall CLOSE this case. Signed by Honorable Yvette Kane on 12/16/15. (sc)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
KEVIN MATTISON,
Petitioner
v.
JOHN E. WETZEL, Acting Secretary,
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections;
ROBERT GILMORE, Superintendent of the
State Correctional Institution at Greene;
and STEVEN GLUNT, Superintendent of
the State Correctional Institution at Rockview,
Respondents

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Civil Action No. 1:14-CV-02042
(Judge Kane)

THIS IS A CAPITAL CASE

ORDER
AND NOW, this 16th day of December, 2015, upon consideration of Petitioner Kevin
Mattison’s unopposed motion to stay the federal proceedings or, in the alternative, dismiss
without prejudice, to allow Petitioner to expeditiously exhaust federal claims for relief in state
court (Doc. No. 22), IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1) Petitioner’s motion to dismiss without prejudice (Doc. No. 22) is GRANTED.
2) The Clerk of Court shall CLOSE this case.
3) There is no basis for the issuance of a certificate of appealability. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c).

S/ Yvette Kane
YVETTE KANE
United States District Judge