Ballard v. Cain

Full title: JOHN M. BALLARD v. BURL CAIN, ET AL.

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

Date published: Mar 29, 2019

CIVIL ACTION 16-148-SDD-EWD (M.D. La. Mar. 29, 2019)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION 16-148-SDD-EWD

03-29-2019

JOHN M. BALLARD v. BURL CAIN, ET AL.

SHELLY D. DICK, CHIEF DISTRICT JUDGE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

RULING

The Court has carefully considered the Petition,¹ the record, the law applicable to this action, and the Report and Recommendation ² of United States Magistrate Judge Erin Wilder-Doomes dated March 1, 2019, to which an objection³ was filed and also reviewed.

1 Rec. Doc. 1.

2 Rec. Doc. 16.

3 Rec. Doc. 17. --------

The Court hereby approves the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge and adopts it as the Court's opinion herein.

ACCORDINGLY, Petitioner's application for habeas corpus relief is hereby DENIED, and this proceeding is hereby DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, if Petitioner seeks to pursue an appeal in this case, a certificate of appealability is hereby DENIED.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana the 29^th day of March, 2019.

/s/ _________

SHELLY D. DICK, CHIEF DISTRICT JUDGE

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA