Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 6:15-cv-2438 SECTION P
04-04-2016
KEVIN JAMES PITRE LA. DOC #350660 v. WARDEN BURL CAIN
MAGISTRATE JUDGE HANNA
JUDGMENT
For the reasons stated in the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge previously filed herein, and after an independent review of the record including the objections filed by petitioner, and having determined that the findings and recommendation are correct under the applicable law;
IT IS ORDERED that this petition for habeas corpus relief is DENIED AND DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE because petitioner's claims are barred by the one-year limitation period codified at 28 U.S.C. §2244(d).
THUS DONE AND SIGNED, in chambers, in Lafayette, Louisiana, on this 4 day of April, 2016.
/s/ _________
REBECCA F. DOHERTY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE