Opinion
Civil Action 23-110-DLB-CJS
01-07-2024
EUGENE BAKER PETITIONER v. JAMES DAVID GREEN, WARDEN RESPONDENT
ORDER
David L. Bunning United States District Judge
This matter is before the Court upon the Report and Recommendation (R&R) of United States Magistrate Judge Candace J. Smith (Doc, # 5), wherein she recommends that Petitioner Baker's petition for habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Doc. # 1) be transferred to the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, Louisville Division. No objections have been filed, and the time for doing so has passed. The Court has reviewed the R&R and concludes that it is sound in all respects, and it will be adopted as the opinion of the Court.
Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED as follows:
(1) The Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge (Doc. # 5) is ADOPTED as the Opinion of the Court;
(2) Petitioner Baker's petition for habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Doc. # 1) is TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, Louisville Division; and
(3) This matter is DISMISSED and STRICKEN from the Court's active docket.