LAWTON v. BRAINT
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Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
MATTHEW ALLEN LAWTON, No. 1:21-CV-00175
Petitioner, (Chief Judge Brann)
v.
KATHY BRITTAIN,
Respondent.
ORDER AND NOW, this 6th day of October 2022, in accordance with the accompanying Memorandum, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. Petitioner Matthew Allen Lawton’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 is DISMISSED.
2. A certificate of appealability shall not issue, as Lawton has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right, see 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2), or that “jurists of reason would find it debatable” whether this Court’s procedural ruling is correct, Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000).
3. The Clerk of Court is directed to CLOSE this case.
BY THE COURT:
s/ Matthew W. Brann Matthew W. Brann Chief United States District Judge
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