Williams v. Valenza et al (INMATE 1)

Filing 17

ORDER that: 1. The 16 Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge is ADOPTED; 2. The 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus is DENIED; and 3. The petition is DISMISSED without prejudice to allow the petitioner an opportunity to exhaust available state court remedies. A final judgment will be entered separately. Signed by Chief Judge William Keith Watkins on 2/13/2017. (dmn, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
SOUTHERN DIVISION
THOMAS TIMOTHY
WILLIAMS,
Petitioner,
v.
DONALD VALENZA, et al.,
Respondents.

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CASE NO. 1:16-CV-830-WKW
[WO]

ORDER
On January 17, 2017, the Magistrate Judge filed a Recommendation to which
no timely objections have been filed. (Doc. # 16.) Upon an independent review of
the record and consideration of the Recommendation, it is ORDERED that:
1. The Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge (Doc. # 16) is ADOPTED;
2. The petition for habeas corpus relief (Doc. # 1) is DENIED; and
3. The petition is DISMISSED without prejudice to allow the petitioner an
opportunity to exhaust available state court remedies.
A final judgment will be entered separately.
DONE this 13th day of February, 2017.
/s/ W. Keith Watkins
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE