Opinion
C19-1575-RAJ
05-26-2020
MARCUS E. RUFFIN, Petitioner, v. JEFFERY A. UTTECHT, Respondent.
ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
RICHARD A. JONES, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
The Court, having reviewed petitioner's petition for writ of habeas corpus, respondent's answer to the petition, the Report and Recommendation of Mary Alice Theiler, United States Magistrate Judge, any objections thereto, and the remaining record, hereby finds and ORDERS:
(1) The Report and Recommendation is approved and adopted;
(2) Petitioner's petition for writ of habeas corpus (Dkt. 12) is DENIED, and this action is DISMISSED with prejudice;
(3) In accordance with Rule 11 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts, a certificate of appealability is DENIED; and
(4) The Clerk is directed to send copies of this Order to petitioner, to counsel for respondent, and to the Honorable Mary Alice Theiler.