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 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
 EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY 
 NORTHERN DIVISION 
AT ASHLAND 
 
CIVIL ACTION NO. 20-13-DLB-EBA-2 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA     PLAINTIFF 
     
 
v. ORDER 
 
 
PAUL HART                                          DEFENDANT 
 
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This matter is before the Court upon the Report and Recommendation (R&R) of 
United States Magistrate Judge Edward B. Atkins (Doc. # 248), wherein he recommends 
that Defendant Paul Hart’s Motion to Vacate his conviction and sentence under 28 U.S.C. 
§ 2255 (Doc. # 225) be denied and that no certif icate of appealability should be issued.  
No objections have been filed, and the time for doing so has passed.  Thus, the R&R is 
ripe for the Court’s review.  Having reviewed the R&R and concluding that it is sound in 
all respects, it will be adopted as the Opinion of the Court.  Accordingly, 
IT IS ORDERED as follows:  
(1)  The Report and Recommendation of th e United States Magistrate Judge 
(Doc. # 248) is ADOPTED as the Opinion of the Court; 
(2) Defendant’s Motion to Vacate under 28 U.S.C. § 2254  (Doc. # 225) is 
DENIED; and 
(3) For the reasons set forth in t he Magistrate Judge’s R&R, the Court 
determines there would be no arguable merit for an appeal in this matter and, therefore, 
NO CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY SHALL ISSUE.  
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This 21st day of July, 2023.   
 
 
 
 
 
 
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