Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 6:11-cv-1272
07-10-2012
STUART BROOKS LA. DOC #394185 v. WARDEN ROBERT HENDERSON
JUDGE HAIK
MAGISTRATE JUDGE HILL
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 this petition for writ of habeas corpus is DENIED AND DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE because petitioner's claims are barred by the one-year limitation period codified at 28 U.S.C. §2244(d), and alternatively, DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE on the merits under the applicable standard of review.
THUS DONE AND SIGNED, in chambers, in Lafayette, Louisiana, on this 10th day of July, 2012.
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RICHARD T. HAIK
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE