Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 16-35-JWD-RLB
06-01-2018
WENDELL TYRONE SMITH (#568450) v. NATHAN CAIN, ET AL.
OPINION
After independently reviewing the entire record in this case and for the reasons set forth in Magistrate Judge's Report dated May 21, 2018, to which no objection was filed;
IT IS ORDERED that the petitioner's application for habeas corpus relief is denied, and that this proceeding is dismissed.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that in the event the petitioner pursues an appeal in this case, a certificate of appealability shall be denied.
Judgment shall be entered accordingly.
Signed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on June 1, 2018.
/s/ _________
JUDGE JOHN W. deGRAVELLES
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA