COOPER v. FERGUSON

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA BENJAMIN COOPER, : Petitioner : CIVIL ACTION TAMMY FERGUSON, et al., No. 19-4030 Respondents : MEMORANDUM PRATTER, J. JANUARY 4, 2021 Benjamin Cooper petitions for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Magistrate Judge Richard A. Lloret issued a Report and Recommendation that Mr. Cooper’s petition be dismissed with prejudice as untimely. (Doc. No. 14.) Mr. Cooper filed objections. (Doc. No. 18.) For the following reasons, the Court dismisses Mr. Cooper’s habeas petition as untimely. BACKGROUND Mr. Cooper…