LANIER v. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA et al

Filing 16

MEMORANDUM ORDER that the 13 Report and Recommendation issued on August 13, 2018, is converted into a final Memorandum Order. The Court has considered the arguments Lanier made in his 14 Objections and they have no merit. Each of his claims are denied for the reasons set forth in the Report and Recommendation. Signed by Judge Susan Paradise Baxter on 10/1/2018. (jpe)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
CHRISTOPHER DESHAWN LANIER,
Petitioner,
v.
COMMONWEALTH, et al.,
Respondents.

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Civil Action No. 17-84 Erie

Judge Susan Paradise Baxter

ORDER OF COURT
Christopher DeShawn Lanier is a state prisoner presently incarcerated at SCI Somerset. Pending
before the Court is his petition for a writ of habeas corpus (ECF No. 3), which he filed pursuant to
28 U.S.C. § 2254. In his petition, Lanier challenged the judgment of sentence imposed upon him by the
Court of Common Pleas of Erie County on March 18, 2015. On August 13, 2018, the undersigned, then
a United States Magistrate Judge, issued a Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 13) that the petition
be denied and that a certificate of appealability be denied with respect to all claims. Lanier filed
Objections (ECF No. 14) to the Report and Recommendation.
On September 14, 2018, the undersigned was sworn in as a United States District Judge. This
action was reassigned to this Court's docket on September 18, 2018. (ECF No. 15).
In light of the foregoing, it is HEREBY ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation issued
on August 13, 2018, is converted into a final Memorandum Order. The Court has considered the
arguments Lanier made in his Objections de novo and found them lacking. Each of his claims are denied
for the reasons set forth in the Report and Recommendation. The Clerk is directed to mark this case
closed.

Dated: October 1, 2018

/s/ Susan Paradise Baxter
SUSAN PARADISE BAXTER
United States District Judge