Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 6:11-cv-1644
07-10-2012
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 as time-barred by the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d) and alternatively, pursuant to Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts.
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