JAMES v. KAUFFMAN

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA MICHAEL JAMES, : Petitioner, : : v. : Civ. No. 17-5151 : SUPERINTENDENT KAUFFMAN, et al., : Respondents. : O R D E R Pro se Petitioner Michael James has filed Objections to Magistrate Judge Wells’s Recommendation that I deny his § 2254 Petition. (Doc. Nos. 1, 3, 25, 33, 38); 28 U.S.C. § 2254. I will overrule the Objections, adopt Magistrate Judge Wells’s Report and Recommendation, and deny relief. I. BACKGROUND Around 2:00 a.m. on October 26, 2000, Petitioner Michael James, Dennis Wright, and Steven James (who had a…