Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:16-cv-275
09-24-2016
MAGISTRATE JUDGE KAY
JUDGMENT
For the reasons stated in the Report and Recommendation (Rec. Doc. 7) of the Magistrate Judge previously filed herein, after an independent review of the record, a de novo determination of the issues, and having determined that the findings are correct under applicable law,
IT IS ORDERED that the petition for 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)(1)(A).
Lake Charles, Louisiana, this 24 day of September, 2016.
/s/_________
PATRICIA MINALDI
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE