VAUGHN v. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
RICHARD A. VAUGHN, SR., 	:
Petitioner 	: 	No. 1:25-cv-01675
:
v. 	: 	(Judge Kane)
:
COMMONWEALTH OF 	:
PENNSYLVANIA, et al., 	:
Respondents 	:
ORDER
AND NOW, on this 24th day of February 2026, upon consideration of the amended
petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 filed by pro se Petitioner Richard A.
Vaughn, Sr. (“Vaughn”) (Doc. No. 13), and for the reasons stated in the accompanying
Memorandum, IT IS ORDERED THAT:
1. 	Vaughn’s amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254
(Doc. No. 13) is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE;
2. 	A certificate of appealability SHALL NOT ISSUE;
3. 	The Clerk of Court is directed to SEND copies of this Order and the
accompanying Memorandum to Vaughn, see R. 4, 28 U.S.C. foll. § 2254;
4. 	The Clerk of Court SHALL REFUND the $5.00 fee Vaughn paid on December
8, 2025 (Doc. No. 14) because the Court had already granted him leave to proceed
in forma pauperis (Doc. No. 11) and, as such, he did not need to remit the filing
fee to proceed in this case; and
5. 	The Clerk of Court is directed to CLOSE this case.
s/ Yvette Kane
Yvette Kane, District Judge
United States District Court
Middle District of Pennsylvania
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