WILLIAMS v. BOUFFARD, No. 1:2013cv00112 - Document 20 (D. Me. 2013)

Court Description: ORDER AFFIRMING THE RECOMMENDED DECISION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE adopting Report and Recommended Decision re 18 Report and Recommendations. No Certificate of Appealability should issue because there is no substantial issue that could be presented on appeal. See Fed.R.App.P.22 and Rule 11 of the Rules Governing Proceedings Under 28 U.S.C. Section 2254 or Section 2255. See also First Circuit Local Rule 22.0.; By JUDGE NANCY TORRESEN. (dfr)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ROBERT W. WILLIAMS Petitioner, v. RODNEY BOUFFARD Respondent. Civil no. 1:13-CV-00112-NT ORDER AFFIRMING THE RECOMMENDED DECISION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE No objection having been filed to the Magistrate Judge s Recommended Decision filed September 11, 2013, the Recommended Decision is accepted. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that the Defendant s 28 U.S.C. § 2254 Petition (ECF No. 1) be and hereby is DISMISSED with prejudice. It is further ORDERED that the Petitioner s motion to stay is hereby DENIED. It is further ORDERED that no certificate of appealability should issue in the event the Petitioner files a notice of appeal because there is no substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). SO ORDERED. /s/ Nancy Torresen UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Dated this 15th of October, 2013.

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