Opinion
Civil Action 23-23-SDD-EWD
04-25-2024
SCOTT ROSS MCGOWAN #1400037798 v. BEN BALLARD, ET AL
RULING
CHIEF JUDGE SHELLY D. DICK UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
The Court has carefully considered the record, the law applicable to this action, and the Report and Recommendations of United States Magistrate Judge Erin Wilder-Doomes dated March 20, 2024, to which no objection was filed.
Rec. Doc. 2.
The Court hereby approves the Report and Recommendations of the Magistrate Judge and adopts it as the Court's opinion herein.
ACCORDINGLY,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus Under 28 U.S. C § 2241 of Petitioner Scott Ross McGowan is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE as unexhausted. Further, if McGowan seeks to appeal, a certificate of appealability is DENIED.