HAWKINS v. BICKEL et al
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ORDER adopting Report and Recommendation 17 as the opinion of this Court; that the Court finds the objections without merit, the petition for writ of habeas corpus filed by the petitioner 7 is dismissed and because reasonable jurist could not co nclude that a basis for appeal exists, a certificate of appealability is denied; that, pursuant to Rule 4(a)(1) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, if any party wishes to appeal from this Order a notice of appeal, as provided in Fed. R. App. P. 3, must be filed with the Clerk of Court, United States District Court, at 700 Grant Street, Room 3110, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, within thirty (30) days. Signed by Judge Nora Barry Fischer on 7/2/13. (jg)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
ROBERT HAWKINS,
Petitioner,
vs.
TABB BICKEL; and THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL OF THE STATE OF
PENNSYLVANIA,
Respondents.
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Civil Action No. 11-1217
Judge Nora Barry Fischer/
Magistrate Judge Maureen P. Kelly
ORDER
AND NOW, this 2nd day of July , 2013, after the Petitioner, Robert Hawkins, filed a
petition for a writ of habeas corpus, and after a Report and Recommendation was filed by the United
States Magistrate Judge (Docket No. 17) granting the parties until July 1, 2013, to file written
objections thereto, and upon consideration of the objections filed by the petitioner (Docket No. 18)
and upon independent review of the record, and upon consideration of the Magistrate Judge=s Report
and Recommendation, which is adopted as the opinion of this Court,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Court finds the objections without merit, the
petition for writ of habeas corpus filed by the petitioner (Docket No. 7) is dismissed and because
reasonable jurist could not conclude that a basis for appeal exists, a certificate of appealability is
DENIED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to Rule 4(a)(1) of the Federal Rules of
Appellate Procedure, if any party wishes to appeal from this Order a notice of appeal, as provided in
Fed. R. App. P. 3, must be filed with the Clerk of Court, United States District Court, at 700 Grant
Street, Room 3110, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, within thirty (30) days.
s/Nora Barry Fischer
United States District Judge
cc:
Honorable Maureen P. Kelly
United States Magistrate Judge
ROBERT HAWKINS
GU-9603
SCI Huntingdon
1100 Pike Street
Huntingdon, PA 16654-1112
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