Shaffer, Sr. v. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections

Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA KENNETH JOHN SHAFFER SR., : No. 3:24-CV-1832 Petitioner : : (Judge Munley) v. : ATTORNEY GENERAL OF PENNSYLVANIA, : Respondent :

ORDER AND NOW, in accordance with the accompanying Memorandum, IT IS ORDERED THAT: 1. Petitioner Kenneth John Shaffer Sr.’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 is DENIED. 2. certificate of appealability shall not issue, as Shaffer has failed to make 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 rulings are correct, Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000). 3. The Clerk of Court is directed to CLOSE this case.

Date: [18 [gs BY 1 ie Ne [\ □ JULIA K. MUNLEY d) States Distric ; urt