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Stokes v. Culver

United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Oct 24, 2008
CIVIL ACTION NO. 08-3194, SECTION "J" (2) (E.D. La. Oct. 24, 2008)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 08-3194, SECTION "J" (2).

October 24, 2008


ORDER


The court, having considered the complaint, the record, the applicable law, the Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge, and the failure of plaintiff to file an objection to the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, hereby approves the Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge and adopts it as its opinion in this matter. Therefore,

IT IS ORDERED that plaintiff's complaint asserting claims pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 is hereby DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE as legally frivolous and/or for failure to state a claim under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2) and pursuant to Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994).

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all habeas corpus claims asserted in the complaint are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for failure to exhaust state court remedies.


Summaries of

Stokes v. Culver

United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Oct 24, 2008
CIVIL ACTION NO. 08-3194, SECTION "J" (2) (E.D. La. Oct. 24, 2008)
Case details for

Stokes v. Culver

Case Details

Full title:TONY STOKES v. GINA CULVER

Court:United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana

Date published: Oct 24, 2008

Citations

CIVIL ACTION NO. 08-3194, SECTION "J" (2) (E.D. La. Oct. 24, 2008)

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