Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:16-CV-771; SECTION "P"
09-27-2016
NORMAN FRANCIS DOZIER, Petitioner v. DARREL VANNOY, Respondent
MAGISTRATE JUDGE PEREZ-MONTES
JUDGMENT
For the reasons stated in the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge previously filed herein, and after a de novo review of the record including the objection filed by Petitioner, and having determined that the findings and recommendation are correct under the applicable law;
IT IS ORDERED that the petition for writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 is hereby DENIED and DISMISSED with prejudice.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a certificate of appealability is hereby DENIED, as Petitioner has failed to make a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.
THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Shreveport, Louisiana, this 27 day of September, 2016.
/s/ _________
DONALD E. WALTER
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE