Opinion
Case No. 4:06CV256 CDP.
November 7, 2006
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before me on the petition of Russell Dean Rankin for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. I referred this matter to United States Magistrate Judge Mary Ann L. Medler for a report and recommendation on all dispositive and non-dispositive matters pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). On February 4, 2005, Judge Medler filed her recommendation that the petition of Mr. Rankin for a writ of habeas corpus be denied. The Petitioner has not filed any objections, and his time for doing so has expired.
After careful consideration, I will adopt and sustain the thorough reasoning of Magistrate Judge Medler set forth in support of her Report and Recommendation of August 31, 2006. Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge [# 12] be adopted in its entirety, and the petition of Russell Dean Rankin for a writ of habeas corpus [#4] be DISMISSED without further proceedings.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that no certificate of appealability will be issued, as none of the grounds raised present issues on which reasonable jurists could differ.
A separate judgment will be entered this same date.