MCCLOUD v. ROZUM et al

Filing 19

ORDER adopting Report and Recommendation 18 dated June 28, 2013 as the Opinion of the court. Ordered that the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus is denied; a Certificate of Appealability is denied: and Pursuant to Rule 4(a)(1) of the Fed Rules of Appellate Procedure, if any party wishes to appeal from this Order a notice of appeal, as provided in Rule oof Appellate Procedure 3, must be filed with the Clerk of Court within 30 days. Signed by Judge Maurice B. Cohill on 8/1/2013. (rtw)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

JOSH McCLOUD,

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Petitioner,

) Civil Action No. 11-2 E
) District Judge Maurice B. Cohill
) Magistrate Judge Maureen P. Kelly

vs.
GERALD ROZUM, and THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL OF THE STATE OF
PENNSYLVANIA,
Respondents.

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ORDER
AND NOW, this

I ~Yday

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2013, after the

Petitioner, Josh McCloud, filed an action in the above-captioned case, and
after a Report and Recommendation was filed by the United States Magistrate
Judge giving the parties until July 15, 2013 to file written objections thereto,
and no objections having been filed to the report and recommendation, and
upon independent review of the record, and upon consideration of the
Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, which is adopted as the
opinion of this Court,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Petition for Writ of Habeas
Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 for Writ of Habeas Corpus By A Person In State
Custody (the "Petition") is denied;

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a Certificate of Appealability is
denied.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to Rule 4(a)(1) of the
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, if any party wishes to appeal from this
Order a notice of appeal, as provided in Fed. R. App. P. 3, must be filed with
the Clerk of Court, United States District Court, at 700 Grant Street, Room
3110, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, within thirty (30) days.

MAU ICE B. COHILL
United States District Judge

cc:

Honorable Maureen P. Kelly
United States Magistrate Judge
Josh McCloud

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