Lau v. Goord

ORDER

TOWNES, District Judge.

On March 28, 2006, petitioner, John Lau, commenced this action seeking federal habeas corpus relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On January 3, 2007, this Court referred this matter to Magistrate Judge Ramon E. Reyes, Jr., to prepare and submit a Report and Recommendation (the “R & R”) containing findings of fact, conclusions of law, and a recommended disposition of the petition, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1).

Magistrate Judge Reyes filed the R & R on August 2, 2007, in which he recommended that petitioner’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus be denied. On…