COX v. MEEKS
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MEMORANDUM ORDER: AND NOW, this 25th Day of July, 2013; IT IS ORDERED that the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus shall be, and hereby is, DISMISSED with prejudice for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Baxter, filed on July 16, 2013 18 , is adopted as the opinion of the Court. Signed by Chief Judge Sean J. McLaughlin on 07/25/2013. (kas)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
CLINTON COX,
Petitioner,
v.
BOBBY L. MEEKS,
Respondent.
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Case No. 1:13-cv-52-SJM-SPB
MEMORANDUM ORDER
The instant petition for writ of habeas corpus was received by the Clerk of Court
on February 14, 2013 and was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Susan
Paradise Baxter for report and recommendation in accordance with the Magistrates Act,
28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), and Rules 72.1.3 and 72.1.4 of the Local Rules for Magistrates.
The Report and Recommendation, filed on July 16, 2013 [18], recommends that
the instant petition for writ of habeas corpus be dismissed with prejudice for lack of
subject matter jurisdiction. Petitioner was allowed fourteen (14) days from the date of
service in which to file objections. His objections [19] were filed on July 24, 2013.
After de novo review of the petition and documents in the case, together with the
Report and Recommendation and Petitioner’s objections thereto, the following order is
entered:
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AND NOW, this 25th Day of July, 2013;
IT IS ORDERED that the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus shall be, and hereby
is, DISMISSED with prejudice for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
The Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Baxter, filed on July 16,
2013 [18], is adopted as the opinion of the Court.
s/
Sean J. McLaughlin
SEAN J. McLAUGHLIN
United States District Judge
cm:
All parties of record
U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan Paradise Baxter
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