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

CORNELUIUS TAYLOR, : Petitioner, : : v. : Civ. No. 19-603 : COMMONWEALTH OF PA, et al., : Respondents. :

O R D E R AND NOW, this 27th day of August, 2020, upon careful and independent consideration of Kevin Taylor’s Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. No. 3), Respondents’ Updated to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. No. 17), Taylor’s Reply (Doc. No. 45), Judge Wells’ Report and Recommendation (Doc. No. 21) to which there are no objections, and available state court records, it is hereby ORDERED that: 1. The Report and Recommendation (Doc. No. 21) is APPROVED and ADOPTED; 2. The Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. No. 1) is DISMISSED; 3. A Certificate of Appealability shall NOT ISSUE because Petition has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right nor demonstrated that reasonable jurists would debate the correctness of this ruling. See

(c)(2); Slack v. McDaniel,

(2000); and 4. The CLERK OF COURT shall CLOSE this action. AND IT IS SO ORDERED.

/s/ Paul S. Diamond _______________________ Paul S. Diamond, J.