Opinion
CASE NO. C18-5367 BHS
07-03-2018
JOHN RAY WOODS, JR, Petitioner, v. JEFFREY UTTECHT, Respondent.
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
This matter comes before the Court on the Report and Recommendation ("R&R") of the Honorable Theresa L. Fricke, United States Magistrate Judge. Dkt. 6. The Court having considered the R&R and the remaining record, and no objections having been filed, does hereby find and order as follows:
(1) The R&R is ADOPTED;
(2) Petitioner's federal habeas corpus petition is DISMISSED without prejudice; petitioner may re-file his petition after he has exhausted his state court remedies;
(3) A certificate of appealability is DENIED; and
(4) This case is closed.
Dated this 3rd day of July, 2018.
/s/_________
BENJAMIN H. SETTLE
United States District Judge