UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
MAURICE ANTHONY POTILLO (#747521) CIVIL ACTION
VERSUS 24-551-SDD-RLB
ELIZABETH MURRILL, ETAL
RULING
The Court has carefully considered the record, the law applicable to this action,
and the Report and Recommendations1 of United States Magistrate Judge Richard L.
Bourgeois, Jr. dated March 16, 2026, to which no objection was filed.
The Court hereby approves the Report and Recommendations of the Magistrate
Judge and adopts it as the Court's opinion herein.
ACCORDINGLY,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Petition Under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 for Writ of
Habeas Corpus By A Person in State Custody, filed by Maurice Potillo, is DENIED as
unexhausted and that this proceeding is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, if Potillo seeks to appeal a decision dismissing
his claims, a certificate ofappealability be DENIED.
Signed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana the _/_ day of April, 2026.
^AJ^Ai^^ CHIEF JUDGE^ELLY D. DICK UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
Rec. Doc. 13.
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