SEAN J. McLAUGHLIN, District Judge.
This habeas corpus action was received by the Clerk of Court on June 2, 2011 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 Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation [ECF No. 19], filed on January 6, 2012, recommended that the Honorable Maureen Skerda's Motion to Dismiss and Strike from the Caption [ECF No. 12] be granted, that the petition for writ of habeas corpus be denied, and that a certificate of appealability be denied. The parties were allowed fourteen (14) days from the date of service to file objections and service was made on Petitioner by certified mail. No objections were filed. After
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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Honorable Maureen Skerda's Motion to Dismiss and Strike from the Caption [ECF No. 12] is GRANTED, that the petition for writ of habeas corpus is DENIED, and that a certificate of appealability is DENIED.
The Report and Recommendation [ECF No. 19] of Magistrate Judge Baxter, filed on January 6, 2012, is adopted as the opinion of the Court.
The Clerk is directed to mark the case closed.