TARPLEY v. GIROUX et al

Filing 22

MEMORANDUM ORDER indicating that that petitioner's habeas corpus petition is dismissed, and a certificate of appealability is denied; that the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Robert C. Mitchell 20 is hereby adopted as the Opinion of the District Court. Signed by Judge Nora Barry Fischer on 6/5/15. (jg) Modified on 6/5/2015. (jg)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
VICTOR TARPLEY,

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NANCY GIROUX and THE ATTORNEY )
GENERAL OF THE STATE OF
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PENNSYLVANIA,
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Respondents.
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Petitioner,

Civil Action No. 15-345
Magistrate Judge Robert C. Mitchell/
District Judge Nora Barry Fischer

MEMORANDUM ORDER
NORA BARRY FISCHER, United States District Judge.
In a Report and Recommendation [ECF No. 20] filed on May 19, 2015, it was
recommended that petitioner’s habeas corpus petition be dismissed and that a certificate of
appealability be denied. Petitioner was served with a copy of the Report and Recommendation
and was granted until June 5, 2015 to file objections to the Report and Recommendation and
filed objections thereto on June 2, 2015. See Obj. [ECF No. 21].
After a de novo review of the pleadings and documents in this case, together with the
Report and Recommendation, and pleadings thereto, the following order is entered:
AND NOW this 5th day of June, 2015,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that petitioner’s habeas corpus petition is DISMISSED, and
a certificate of appealability is DENIED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge
Robert C. Mitchell is hereby adopted as the Opinion of the District Court.
sNora Barry Fischer
Nora Barry Fischer
United States District Judge

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cc:

The Honorable Robert C. Mitchell
United States District Court
Western District of Pennsylvania
Victor Tarpley
KJ 8449
S.C.I. Albion
10745 PA-18
Albion, PA 16475-0002

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