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Valdez v. Brown

United States District Court, N.D. New York
Apr 22, 2010
9:05-CV-1064 (LEK/DRH) (N.D.N.Y. Apr. 22, 2010)

Opinion

9:05-CV-1064 (LEK/DRH).

April 22, 2010


DECISION AND ORDER


This matter comes before the Court following a Report-Recommendation filed on April 2, 2010, by the Honorable David R. Homer, United States Magistrate Judge, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) and L.R. 72.3(c) of the Northern District of New York. Report-Rec. (Dkt. No. 37).

Within fourteen days after a party has been served with a copy of a Magistrate Judge's Report-Recommendation, the party "may serve and file specific, written objections to the proposed findings and recommendations," FED. R. CIV. P. 72(b), in compliance with L.R. 72.1. No objections have been raised in the allotted time with respect to Judge Homer's Report-Recommendation. Furthermore, after examining the record, the Court has determined that the Report-Recommendation is not subject to attack for plain error or manifest injustice.

Accordingly, it is hereby

ORDERED, that the Report-Recommendation (Dkt. No. 37) is APPROVED and ADOPTED in its ENTIRETY; and it is further ORDERED, that the Petitioner's petition for a writ of habeas corpus (Dkt. No. 1) is DENIED; and it is further

ORDERED, that the Clerk serve a copy of this Order on all parties.

IT IS SO ORDERED.


Summaries of

Valdez v. Brown

United States District Court, N.D. New York
Apr 22, 2010
9:05-CV-1064 (LEK/DRH) (N.D.N.Y. Apr. 22, 2010)
Case details for

Valdez v. Brown

Case Details

Full title:JULIO VALDEZ, Petitioner, v. WILLIAM J. BROWN, Respondent

Court:United States District Court, N.D. New York

Date published: Apr 22, 2010

Citations

9:05-CV-1064 (LEK/DRH) (N.D.N.Y. Apr. 22, 2010)

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