JUDGE BRIAN A. JACKSON UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
RULING AND ORDER
Before the Court is the United States Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation (Doc. 11) under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). The United States Magistrate Judge recommends that the Court deny Petitioner's application for a writ of habeas corpus because Petitioner has not exhausted his claims in Louisiana's state courts. (Doc. 11).
The Report and Recommendation notified the parties that they had 14 days from the date they received the Report and Recommendation to file written objections. (Doc. 11). No party objected. Having considered the Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 1), the Amended Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 3), the Answer (Doc. 10), and the Report and Recommendation (Doc. 11), the Court approves the United States Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation and adopts the findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendation.
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that the United States Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation (Doc. 11) is ADOPTED as the Court's opinion.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner's Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Docs. 1, 3) is DENIED without prejudice.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this 2nd day of April, 2019.
/s/ _________
JUDGE BRIAN A. JACKSON
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA