SHARON LOVELACE BLACKBURN
MEMORANDUM OPINION
The magistrate judge filed his Report and Recommendation (doc. 8) in the above-styled cause on June 2, 2014, recommending that the § 2254 petition for writ of habeas corpus challenging the constitutional validity of Petitioner's conviction be dismissed with prejudice as time-barred. Phillip Lee Handley ("Petitioner") filed no objections to the Report and Recommendation. His copy of the Report and Recommendation was returned on June 12, 2014, and was marked "Refused." (Doc. 9).
Having now carefully reviewed and considered de novo all materials in the court file relevant to the case, the court finds that the report is due to be ADOPTED and the recommendation ACCEPTED. A corresponding order shall be entered contemporaneously herewith.
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SHARON LOVELACE BLACKBURN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE