Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 16-1519
07-07-2017
RAY GRIFFIN v. JERRY GOODWIN
MAGISTRATE JUDGE HAYES
JUDGMENT
For the reasons stated in the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge previously filed herein, after an independent review of the record, a de novo determination of the issues, consideration of the objections filed herein, and having determined that the findings are correct under applicable law,
While he filed a response to the Report and Recommendation, Petitioner does not object to the dismissal without prejudice because he is in the process of exhausting his state remedies. See Record Document 7 at 2. --------
IT IS ORDERED that Petitioner Ray Griffin's application for writ of habeas corpus be and hereby is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE in accordance with the provisions of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 41(b).
THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Shreveport, Louisiana, on this 7th day of July, 2017.
/s/_________
S. MAURICE HICKS, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE