Opinion
08-20-2013
RULING
AND
ORDER OF DISMISSAL
The Court has considered the Petition, the record, the law applicable to this action, and the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Stephen C. Riedlinger dated July 30, 2013. Plaintiff has filed an out-of-time objection which the Court has also considered.
The Court hereby approves the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge and adopts it as the Court's opinion herein.
ACCORDINGLY, the Petition Under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody filed by Derrick Jerome Allen is denied and this matter is hereby dismissed.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, August 20th, 2013.
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SHELLY D. DICK, DISTRICT JUDGE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA