SUTTON v. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA et al

Filing 15

ORDER adopting 12 Report and Recommendations that the petition 3 be summarily dismissed for lack of jurisdiction and that a certificate of appealability be denied. This case is CLOSED and the Clerk shall send copies of this Order to the parties. Signed by Judge Barbara Rothstein on 8/7/2017. (nk)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

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JOHN D. SUTTON,

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ORDER

Petitioner,

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Civ. No. 17-109 (BJR)

v.
COMMONWEALTH, et al.,

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Respondents.

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ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION AND DISMISSING CASE
The Court, having considered the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Susan Paradise
Baxter, and no objections having been filed, HEREBY ORDERS:

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(1) The Court ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation.

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(2) The petition for habeas corpus is DENIED.

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(3) A certificate of appealability is DENIED.

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(3) The case is CLOSED.

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(4) The Clerk shall send copies of this Order to the parties.

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SO ORDERED.

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Dated this 7th day of August, 2017.

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Barbara Jacobs Rothstein
U.S. District Court Judge

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