Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 6:16-cv-00429 SECTION P
08-31-2016
JACOB McCALISTER BELL, SR. LA. DOC #442374 v. RIVER BEND DETENTION CENTER
MAGISTRATE JUDGE PATRICK HANNA
JUDGMENT
For the reasons stated in the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge previously filed herein, and after an independent review of the record including the objections filed by petitioner, and having determined that the findings and recommendation are correct under the applicable law;
IT IS ORDERED that the petition for habeas corpus be DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE as petitioner did not exhaust available state court remedies prior to filing his petition.
THUS DONE AND SIGNED, in chambers, in Lafayette, Louisiana, on this 31 day of August, 2016.
/s/ _________
REBECCA F. DOHERTY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE