Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO.: 12-00653-BAJ-RLB
10-25-2013
KATHERINE CONNER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
RULING AND ORDER
On March 15, 2013, the United States Magistrate Judge issued a report and recommendation, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), recommending that Petitioner Katherine Conner's application for habeas corpus relief be dismissed, without prejudice, for failure to exhaust state court remedies as mandated by 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b) and (c) (Doc. 17).
Having carefully considered the Magistrate Judge's Report, the record, and the applicable law, the Court concludes that the Magistrate Judge's Report is correct, and hereby adopts its findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendation.
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that the Magistrate Judge's Report (Doc. 17) is ADOPTED as the Court's opinion herein.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that application for habeas corpus relief be dismissed, without prejudice, for failure to exhaust state court remedies as mandated by 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b) and (c).
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, in the event that the petitioner seeks to pursue an appeal, a certificate of appealability be denied.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this 25th day of October, 2013.
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BRIAN A. JACKSON, CHIEF JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA