Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 08-641-JJB-RLB
09-29-2016
RONALD G. STEWART (#307065) v. WARDEN BURL CAIN
RULING
The court has carefully considered the petition, the record, the law applicable to this action, and the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. dated August 30, 2016 (doc. no. 70) to which no objection has been filed.
The court hereby approves the report and recommendation of the magistrate judge and adopts it as the court's opinion herein. Accordingly, the petitioner's application for habeas corpus is DENIED, and in the event that the petitioner seeks to pursue an appeal in this case, a certificate of appealability is DENIED.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this 29th day of September, 2016.
/s/_________
JAMES J. BRADY, JUDGE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA