The opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
RONALD GLENN HAMILTON, )
) Civil Action No. 3:19-cv-0027
Petitioner, )
)
V. ) Senior United States District Judge
) Kim R. Gibson
BARRY SMITH, Superintendent, )
PENNSYLVANIA BOARD OF )
PROBATION AND PAROLE, and )
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF )
PENNSYLVANIA, )
)
Respondent. )
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Pending before the Court is the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Petitioner Ronald
Glenn Hamilton (ECF No. 3) and the Report and Recommendation of Chief United States Magistrate
Judge Cynthia Reed Eddy recommending that the Petition be denied and that no certificate of
appealability be issued. (ECF No. 10). Petitioner was served with the Report and Recommendation
at his listed address and was advised that he had until July 26, 2019, to file written objections to the
Report and Recommendation. To date, Plaintiff has not filed any objections. '
Ifa party does not file timely objections to a magistrate judge’s report and recommendation,
the party may lose its right to de novo review by the district court, although the court must still give
“reasoned consideration” to the magistrate judge’s report before adopting it. Henderson v. Carlson,
812 F.2d 874, 878-79 (3d Cir. 1987). The district court should, as a matter of good practice, “satisfy
itself that there is no clear error on the face of the record in order to accept the recommendation.”
Fed.R.Civ.P. 72(b), advisory committee notes.
The Court has reviewed the matter and concludes that the Report and Recommendation
correctly analyzes the issues and makes a sound recommendation. Accordingly, after de novo review
of the petition and documents in the case, together with the Report and Recommendation, the
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus will be denied.
An appropriate Order follows.
BY THE CQURI: .
Wr. ‘
Kim R. Gibson
Senior United States District Judge
Dated: August 4 , 2019
cc: RONALD GLENN HAMILTON
EC-1652
SCI Houtzdale
PO Box 1000
Houtzdale, PA 16698-1000
(via U.S. First Class Mail)
Morgan C. Davis
PA Board of Probation and Parole
(via ECF electronic notification)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
RONALD GLENN HAMILTON, )
) Civil Action No, 3:19-cv-0027
Petitioner, )
)
Vv. ) Senior United States District Judge
) KimR. Gibson
BARRY SMITH, Superintendent, )
PENNSYLVANIA BOARD OF )
PROBATION AND PAROLE, and )
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF )
PENNSYLVANIA, )
)
Respondent. )
ORDER
AND NOW, this | 7A day of August, 2019, in accordance with the foregoing
Memorandum Opinion issued on this date, it is hereby ORDERED that the Petition for Writ of
Habeas Corpus is DENIED.
Inasmuch as reasonable jurists would not find it debatable that Petitioner has failed to
substantially allege the denial of a constitutional right, must less show such a denial, IT IS
FURTHER ORDERED that no certificate of appealability shall issue.
The Report and Recommendation filed July 8, 2019 (ECF No. 10) is ADOPTED as the
Opinion of the Court.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court mark this case CLOSED.
AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that pursuant to Rule 4(a)(1) of the Federal Rules of
Appellate Procedure, Petitioner has thirty (30) days to file a notice of appeal as provided by Rule 3 of
the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.
Ww ) \ .
Kim R. Gibson
Senior United States District Judge
cc: RONALD GLENN HAMILTON
EC-1652
SCI Houtzdale
PO Box 1000
Houtzdale, PA 16698-1000
(via U.S. First Class Mail)
Morgan C. Davis
PA Board of Probation and Parole
(via ECF electronic notification)