Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 17-497-JWD-RLB
02-19-2019
OPINION
After independently reviewing the entire record in this case and for the reasons set forth in the Magistrate Judge's Report dated January 22, 2019, to which an opposition was filed;
IT IS ORDERED that the petitioner's application for habeas corpus relief is denied, with prejudice, as untimely.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, in the event that the petitioner seeks to pursue an appeal, a certificate of appealability shall be denied.
Judgment shall be entered accordingly.
Signed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on February 19, 2019.
/s/ _________
JUDGE JOHN W. deGRAVELLES
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA