Opinion
4:21cv221-MW/EMT
04-19-2022
NICOLE WATTS, Petitioner, v. FLORIDA COMMISSION ON OFFENDER REVIEW, Respondent.
ORDER ACCEPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
Mark E. Walker Chief United States District Judge
This Court has considered, without hearing, the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, ECF No. 13, and has also reviewed de novo Petitioner's objections, ECF No. 14. This Court agrees that Petitioner has failed to exhaust her state court remedies prior to filing her § 2254 petition. Moreover, even if she had properly exhausted prior to filing her petition, her claims fail on the merits. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED:
The report and recommendation, ECF No. 13, is accepted and adopted, over the Petitioner's objections, as this Court's opinion. The Clerk shall enter judgment stating, “Petitioner's § 2254 petition, ECF No. 1, is DENIED.” A certificate of appealability is DENIED. The Clerk shall close the file.
SO ORDERED on April 19, 2022.