Picarella v. Wetzel

Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

CHARLES T. PICARELLA, JR., : CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:19-CV-382 : Petitioner : (Judge Conner) : v. : : JOHN WETZEL, et al., : : Respondents :

ORDER

AND NOW, this 20th day of January, 2021, upon consideration of the petition for writ of habeas corpus (Doc. 1), and for the reasons set forth in the accompanying memorandum, it is hereby ORDERED that: 1. The petition for writ of habeas corpus (Doc. 1) is DENIED.

2. No certificate of appealability shall issue, as petitioner has failed to demonstrate “a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right,” 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2); see also Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322, 335-36 (2003); Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000).

3. The Clerk of Court is directed to CLOSE this case.

/S/ CHRISTOPHER C. CONNER Christopher C. Conner United States District Judge Middle District of Pennsylvania