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Burns v. Gavin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
Feb 12, 2013
CIVIL ACTION No. 12-2006 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 12, 2013)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION No. 12-2006

02-12-2013

JAMES BURNS v. WAYNE GAVIN, et al.


ORDER

AND NOW, this 12 day of February, 2013, upon consideration of the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, the Commonwealth's Response, inclusive of all exhibits thereto, the other documents filed by the parties, and after review of the Report and Recommendation of Chief United States Magistrate Judge Carol Sandra Moore Wells, it is hereby ORDERED that:

1. The Report and Recommendation is APPROVED and ADOPTED;
2. The Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus is DENIED without an evidentiary hearing; and
3. Petitioner has neither shown a denial of a constitutional right, nor established that reasonable jurists would disagree with this Court's disposition of his claims. Consequently, a certificate of appealability is DENIED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

BY THE COURT:

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BERLE SCHILLER, J.


Summaries of

Burns v. Gavin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
Feb 12, 2013
CIVIL ACTION No. 12-2006 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 12, 2013)
Case details for

Burns v. Gavin

Case Details

Full title:JAMES BURNS v. WAYNE GAVIN, et al.

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

Date published: Feb 12, 2013

Citations

CIVIL ACTION No. 12-2006 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 12, 2013)

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