BLACKLEDGE
v.
DIXON
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Glenn Blackledge petitioned for federal habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his state conviction. The district court adopted the magistrate judge's recommendation and denied the petition, finding no constitutional violation warranting federal intervention.
The district court affirmed the magistrate judge's recommendation and denied Petitioner's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. The court found no basis for federal intervention in the state conviction and denied a Certificate of Appealability.
[1] A district court reviews portions of a magistrate judge's report and recommendation to which objections are made de novo, provided the objections pinpoint specific disagr…
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This matter is before the Court upon the Report and Recommendation (the "Report") of the Honorable Lisette M. Reid, U.S. Magistrate Judge, on Petitioner Glenn Blackledge's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 [DE 10]. In her thorough and well-reasoned Report, Judge Reid recommends that: the Petition be denied; no Certificate of Appealability Issue; and that the case be closed. Petitioner filed objections to the Report and Respondent filed responses to the objections.
A district court may accept, reject, or modify a magistrate judge's report and recommendation. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Those portions of the report and recommendation to which objections are mare are accorded de novo review, if those objections “pinpoint the specific findings that the party disagrees with.” United States v. Schultz, 565 F. 3d 1353, 1360 (11th Cir. 2009); see also Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(3).
The Court, having considered Judge Reid's Report, Petitioner's objections thereto, and having conducted a de novo review of the record, agrees with Judge Reid's well-reasoned analysis and her recommendation that the Petition be denied. Accordingly, it is
ORDERED that:
1) The Report and Recommendation [DE 10] is AFFIRMED and ADOPTED and incorporated by reference into this Court's Order.
2) Petitioner's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 [DE 1] is DISMISSED.
3) A Certificate of Appealability is DENIED.
4) This case is CLOSED.
DONE and ORDERED in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this 26th day of February, 2025.
RODNEY SMITH UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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