Opinion
DOCKET NO. 16-cv-582 SECTION P
04-05-2017
ANTHONY J. FONTENOT, JR. D.O.C. # 333968 v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
JUDGE JAMES T. TRIMBLE, JR.
MAGISTRATE JUDGE KAY
JUDGMENT
For the reasons stated in the Report and Recommendation (Doc. 15) of the Magistrate Judge previously filed herein and after an independent review of the record, a de novo determination of the issues, noting the absence of objections in the record, and having determined that the findings are correct under applicable law,
IT IS ORDERED that the petition for habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 is DENIED AND DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE as time-barred by 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1)(A).
THUS DONE AND SIGNED in Alexandria, Louisiana on this 5th day of April, 2017.
/s/ _________
JAMES T. TRIMBLE, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE