Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 18-00679-BAJ-RLB
12-10-2020
JOSIE Y. MORGAN (#356453) v. FREDERICK BOUTTE, 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). The Magistrate Judge has issued a Report and Recommendation (Doc. 10), recommending that Petitioner's application for habeas corpus relief be denied, and, further, that the Court deny Petitioner a certificate of appealability. Petitioner objects to the Magistrate Judge's Report (Doc. 11).
Having carefully considered Petitioner's Petition and related filings—including Petitioner's objections—the Court APPROVES the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation and ADOPTS it as the Court's opinion in this matter.
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that Petitioner's Petition (Doc. 1) is DENIED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a certificate of appealability is DENIED because Petitioner has failed to "ma[ke] a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right." 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2).
Judgment will be entered accordingly.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this 10th day of December, 2020
/s/ _________
JUDGE BRIAN A. JACKSON
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA