BUCHER v. SECRETARY FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
PENSACOLA DIVISION
DIETER CLAUS BUCHER,
Petitioner,
v. Case No. 3:25-cv-428-TKW-MAF
SECRETARY, FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS,
Respondent.
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ORDER
This case is before the Court based on the magistrate judge’s Report and
Recommendation (Doc. 20). No objections were filed.1
Upon due consideration of the Report and Recommendation and the case file,
the Court agrees with the magistrate judge’s determination that Petitioner’s §2254
habeas petition should be dismissed as moot. The Court also agrees that a certificate
of appealability should be denied. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that:
1. The magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation is adopted and
incorporated by reference in this Order.
1 The copy of the Report and Recommendation mailed to Petitioner’s address of record
was returned as undeliverable, and consistent with the Report and Recommendation, the Clerk’s
docket note with respect to the returned mail indicates that “Petitioner is listed as deceased on the
Florida Department of Corrections Offender Search database.” Doc. 21.
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2. Petitioner’s §2254 habeas petition (Doc. 1) DISMISSED as moot.
3. A certificate of appealability is DENIED.
4. The Clerk shall enter judgment in accordance with this Order and close
the case file.
DONE AND ORDERED this 10th day of July, 2026.
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T. KENT WETHERELL, II
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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