SMITH v. MEEKS

Filing 14

MEMORANDUM ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition for writ of habeas corpus filed by Petitioner is DENIED; adopting 12 Report and Recommendations. Signed by Chief Judge Sean J. McLaughlin on 7/8/2013. (rlh)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
ROBERT SMITH,

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Petitioner,
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BOBBY MEEKS,
Respondent.

Civil Action No. 13-5 Erie

MEMORANDUM ORDER
This habeas action was received by the Clerk of Court on January 7, 2012 and
was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Susan Paradise Baxter for report and
recommendation in accordance with the Magistrates Act, 28 U.S.C. ' 636(b)(1), and
Rule of the Local Rules for Magistrates.
The Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation [ECF No. 12], filed on June
7, 2013, recommended that the petition for writ of habeas corpus filed by Petitioner be
denied. The parties were allowed fourteen (14) days from the date of service to file
objections and Petitioner filed objections on June 24, 2013 [ECF No. 13]. After de novo
review of the documents in the case, together with the Report and Recommendation
and objections thereto, the following order is entered:
AND NOW, this 8th day of July, 2013;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition for writ of habeas corpus filed by
Petitioner is DENIED.
The Report and Recommendation [ECF No. 12] of Magistrate Judge Baxter, filed
on June 7, 2013 is adopted as the opinion of the Court.

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s/

cm:

Sean J. McLaughlin
Chief United States District Judge

All parties of record
Susan Paradise Baxter, U.S. Magistrate Judge

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