OWENS v. GILES

TRUMAN HOBBS, Senior District Judge

After an independent review of the file, it is the ORDER, JUDGMENT and DECREE of the court that:

1. The petitioner's objection (Doc. #20) to the Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge filed on May 11, 2010 is overruled;

2. The Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge (Doc. #17) filed on April 19, 2010 is adopted;

3. The 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for habeas corpus relief filed by Owens on September 17, 2008 is DENIED as Owens failed to file the petition within the applicable one-year period of limitations.