Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO.: 3:12-cv-00599-BAJ-SCR
10-31-2013
NOLAN JARVIS (#128609) v. TIM KEITH, ET AL.
RULING AND ORDER
Before the Court is Petitioner's PETITION UNDER 28 U.S.C. § 2254 FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS BY A PERSON IN STATE CUSTODY (Doc. 1), as well as a motion styled AMENDED COMPLAINT (Doc. 10). The Magistrate Judge has issued two REPORTS (Docs. 9, 12), each recommending that the Court deny habeas relief, and dismiss Petitioner's petition(s) with prejudice. Petitioner filed timely objections to each report, (Docs. 11, 13).
Having carefully considered Petitioner's PETITION (Doc. 1) and related filings—including Petitioner's objections—the Court APPROVES the Magistrate Judge's REPORTS (Docs. 9, 12), and ADOPTS them as the Court's opinion(s). Accordingly,
The Magistrate Judge recommends that Petitioner's habeas claim be dismissed because it fails as a matter of law, (Doc. 9 at pp. 3-4), and because it is untimely, (Id. at pp. 4-7; Doc. 12 at pp. 2-3). Petitioner's objections fail to meaningfully challenge either of these conclusions. (See generally Docs. 11, 13). Accordingly, Petitioner's objections are overruled.
IT IS ORDERED that Petitioner's § 2254 Petition (Doc. 1) is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE for the reasons explained in the Magistrate Judge's Report (Doc. 9).
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner's Amended Complaint (Doc. 10) is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE for the reasons explained in the Supplemental Magistrate Judge's Report (Doc. 12).
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this 31st day of October, 2013.
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BRIAN A. JACKSON, CHIEF JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA