Lance Tyler v. Morris Houser, et al.

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

LANCE TYLER : : CIVIL ACTION v. : No. 24-1096 : MORRIS HOUSER, et al. : ORDER This 23rd day of January, 2026, following careful and independent consideration of the petition for writ of habeas corpus, the record as submitted, and after review of the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Scott W. Reid and Petitioner’s objections, it is hereby ORDERED that: 1. The Report and Recommendation is APPROVED and ADOPTED.

2. Petitioner’s objections are OVERRULED.1 3. The Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus is DISMISSED.

4. Petitioner has shown neither a denial of a constitutional right, nor established that reasonable jurists would disagree with this Court’s disposition of his claims.

Consequently, a certificate of appealability is DENIED.

/s/ Gerald Austin McHugh United States District Judge In his objections, Petitioner raises an actual innocence claim for the first time, in which he merely reformulates his prior arguments, and does not set forth a cognizable claim under the governing legal standard. See Wallace v. Mahanoy, 2 F.4th 133, 151 (3d Cir. 2021).