Opinion
CIVIL ACTION 17-1280-SDD-EWD
02-20-2018
RULING
The Court, after carefully considering the Petition, the record, the law applicable to this action, and the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Erin Wilder-Doomes dated January 11, 2018, to which no objection has been filed, hereby approves the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge and adopts it as the Court's opinion herein.
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ACCORDINGLY, the Petitioner's claims are dismissed without prejudice for failure to exhaust state court remedies. It is further ordered that, in the event Petitioner seeks to pursue an appeal in this case, a certificate of appealability is hereby DENIED.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana the 20 day of February, 2018.
/s/ _________
SHELLY D. DICK, DISTRICT JUDGE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA