PENDLETON v. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

Filing 21

MEMORANDUM ORDER - it is ORDERED that the petitioner's motions at ECF no. 9 , ECF no. 10 , ECF no. 11 , and ECF no. 15 to alter or amend the judgment are denied. The appeal from the denial of the motion at ECF no. 12 for release on bail is denied; 13 Report and Recommendation and 16 Report and Recommendation are adopted as the opinion of the Court, and as more fully stated in said Memorandum Order. Signed by Judge Kim R. Gibson on 9/29/2017. (dlg)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
MICHAEL J. PENDLETON,
Petitioner,
v.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
ALLEGHENY COUNTY,
Nominal Respondent

Case No. 3:16-cv-258-KRG-KAP

Memorandum Order
Petitioner's motion to alter or amend the judgment at ECF
no. 9 and the supplements thereto at ECF no. 10, ECF no. 11, and
ECF no. 15, were referred to Magistrate Judge Keith A. Pesto for
proceedings in accordance with the Magistrates Act, 28 U.S.C.§ 636,
and Local Civil Rule 72.
The Magistrate Judge filed a Report and Recommendation
on May 18, 2017, ECF no. 13, and filed a Report and Recommendation
on June 22,

2017,

ECF no.

16,

supplements thereto be denied.

recommending that the motion and
The parties were

notified at their

addresses of record that pursuant to 28 U.S.C.§ 636(b) (1) they had
fourteen

days

Recommendation.

to

file

written

objections

Petitioner filed objections,

to

the

Report

and

and also filed an

appeal of the Magistrate Judge's order denying his motion at ECF
no. 12 for release on bail.
After de novo review of the record of this matter, the
Reports

and

Recommendations

following order is entered:

and

the

objections

thereto,

the

AND NOW, this

;?9 +h day

of September, 2017, it is

ORDERED that the petitioner's motions at ECF no. 9, ECF
no. 10, ECF no. 11, and ECF no. 15 to alter or amend the judgment
are denied. The appeal from the denial of the motion at ECF no.
12 for release on bail is denied. The Reports and Recommendations
are adopted as the opinion of the Court.

BY THE COURT:

KIM R. GIBSON,
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Notice to counsel of record by ECF and by U.S. Mail to:
Michael J. Pendleton DY-1646
S.C.I. Somerset
1600 Walters Mill Road
Somerset, PA 15510

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