Pipkins v. Cain

Full title: LEE PIPKINS v. BURL CAIN, WARDEN

Court: United States District Court, W.D. Louisiana, Lake Charles Division

Date published: Dec 2, 2005

Civil Action No. 05-1180-LC SECTION P (W.D. La. Dec. 2, 2005)

Opinion

Civil Action No. 05-1180-LC SECTION P.

December 2, 2005

JUDGMENT

JAMES TRIMBLE JR., District Judge

For the reasons stated in the Findings and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge previously filed herein, and after an independent review of the record, including the objections filed by petitioner, and having determined that the findings and recommendation are correct under the applicable law;

IT IS ORDERED that this petition for writ of habeas corpus is DENIED AND DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE as time-barred by the one-year limitation period codified at 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d) and because petitioner's claims are procedurally defaulted.