Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 10-206-JJB-DLD
12-17-2012
EMILE MATTHEWS (#431418) v. N. BURL CAIN, ET AL.
RULING
The court has carefully considered the petition, the record, the law applicable to this action, and the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Docia L. Dalby dated October 15, 2012 (doc. no. 32) to which no objection has been filed.
The court hereby approves the report and recommendation of the magistrate judge and adopts it as the court's opinion herein. Accordingly, this matter is certified to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that the petitioner failed to place his Notice of Appeal into the prison's internal mail system on or before April 9, 2012.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this 17th day of December, 2012.
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JAMES J. BRADY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE