YAW v. TERRA et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
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LARRY RAY YAW JR., 	:
Petitioner, 	:
:
v. 	: 	Case No. 5:24-cv-04436-JLS
:
JOSEPH TERRA, et al. 	:
Respondents. 	:
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ORDER
AND NOW, this 13th day of October 2026, upon careful and independent consideration
of the petition for habeas corpus, United States Magistrate Judge Elizabeth T. Hey’s report and
recommendation, and Yaw’s objection to the report and recommendation, IT IS HEREBY
ORDERED as follows:
1. 	The report and recommendation is APPROVED and ADOPTED;
2. 	The petition for a writ of habeas corpus is DISMISSED as untimely;
3. 	There is no basis for the issuance of a certificate of appealability; and
4. 	Yaw’s motion to proceed on claims, Dkt. No. 19, is DENIED.1
BY THE COURT:
/s/ Jeffrey L. Schmehl
JEFFREY L. SCHMEHL
United States District Court Judge
1 Yaw seeks to enforce Local Rule 7.1(c) and asks this Court to adopt his objections as uncontested
because respondents failed to reply. But Local Rule 72.1 governs proceedings before magistrate
judges, and it does not require a response to a party’s objections. Compare L.R. 72.1.IV(b) (“Any
party may respond . . . .” (emphasis added)), with L.R. 7.1(c) (“Unless the Court directs otherwise,
any party opposing the motion shall serve a brief in opposition . . . .” (emphasis added)).
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