IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA DWIGHT MARSHALL, Civil No. 3:21-cv-1554 Petitioner . (Judge Mariani) ; : KEVIN RANSOM, et al, Respondents . ORDER Us AND NOW, this / bay of December, 2021, upon consideration of the petition for writ of habeas corpus (Doc. 1), and for the reasons set forth in the accompanying Memorandum, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 1, The petition for writ of habeas corpus (Doc. 1) is DENIED. 2. No certificate of appealability shall issue, as Petitioner has failed to demonstrate “a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right,” 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2); see also Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322, 335-36 (2003); Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000). 3. Petitioner's motion (Doc. 10) for appointment of counsel is DISMISSED as moot. 4, The Clerk of Court is directed to CLOSE this case. rey sine Robert D. Mariani United States District Judge