Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 18-609-JWD-RLB
04-14-2020
LANCE ELLIS (#303379) v. JASON KENT, ET AL.
OPINION
After independently reviewing the entire record in this case and for the reasons set forth in the Magistrate Judge's Report (Doc. 9) dated March 30, 2020, to which no objection was filed;
IT IS ORDERED that the petitioner's application for habeas corpus relief is denied, with prejudice, as untimely.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, in the event that the petitioner seeks to pursue an appeal, a certificate of appealability shall be denied.
Signed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on April 14, 2020.
/s/ _________
JUDGE JOHN W. deGRAVELLES
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA