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McKeithen v. Billips

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA WESTERN DIVISION
Nov 3, 2014
Case No. 7:13-cv-1944-RDP-TMP (N.D. Ala. Nov. 3, 2014)

Opinion

Case No. 7:13-cv-1944-RDP-TMP

11-03-2014

ORLANDO SAMUEL McKEITHEN, Petitioner, v. PHYLLIS BILLIPS, Warden, and the ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA, Respondents.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

On October 8, 2014, the Magistrate Judge filed his Report and Recommendation, recommending that this petition for habeas corpus relief filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 be denied and dismissed. (Doc. 13). On October 24, 2014, Petitioner filed objections. (Doc. 14). Having now carefully reviewed and considered de novo all the materials in the court file, including the Report and Recommendation and the objections, the court is of the opinion that the Report is due to be and hereby is ADOPTED, and the Recommendation is ACCEPTED. Petitioner's objections are OVERRULED. Consequently, the petition for writ of habeas corpus is due to be denied and dismissed with prejudice. A separate final judgment will be entered.

The Clerk is DIRECTED to mail a copy of this Memorandum Opinion to Petitioner.

DONE and ORDERED this November 3, 2014.

/s/_________

R. DAVID PROCTOR

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE


Summaries of

McKeithen v. Billips

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA WESTERN DIVISION
Nov 3, 2014
Case No. 7:13-cv-1944-RDP-TMP (N.D. Ala. Nov. 3, 2014)
Case details for

McKeithen v. Billips

Case Details

Full title:ORLANDO SAMUEL McKEITHEN, Petitioner, v. PHYLLIS BILLIPS, Warden, and the…

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA WESTERN DIVISION

Date published: Nov 3, 2014

Citations

Case No. 7:13-cv-1944-RDP-TMP (N.D. Ala. Nov. 3, 2014)

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