Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 6:14-cv-2837 SECTION P
02-11-2015
STEVEN SMITH LA. DOC #129336 v. WARDEN BURL CAIN
MAGISTRATE JUDGE PATRICK J. HANNA
JUDGMENT
For the reasons stated in the Report 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 the petition be deemed SUCCESSIVE and TRANSFERRED to the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1631 for further proceedings as provided by 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b).
THUS DONE AND SIGNED, in chambers, in Lafayette, Louisiana, on this 11 day of February, 2015.
/s/ _________
REBECCA F. DOHERTY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE