Harris v. Thomas et al (INMATE 2)

Filing 38

ORDER (1) OVERRULING petitioner's 37 Objections to Report and Recommendations; (2) the Magistrate Judge's 34 Report and Recommendation is ADOPTED; (3) the petition for habeas corpus relief is DENIED; (4) this case is DISMISSED with prejudice. Signed by Chief Judge William Keith Watkins on 9/9/15. (djy, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
NORTHERN DIVISION
LOUISE HARRIS, # 275218,
Petitioner,
v.
KIM TOBIAS THOMAS, et al.,
Respondents.

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CASE NO. 2:11-CV-552-WKW

ORDER
Petitioner Louise Harris, who is serving a sentence of life imprisonment
without the possibility of parole, seeks a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28
U.S.C. § 2254. On March 9, 2015, the Magistrate Judge filed a Recommendation
in this case and recommended that Harris’s petition be denied and this case
dismissed with prejudice.

(Doc. # 34.)

On May 1, 2015, Harris, who is

represented by counsel, filed objections. (Doc. # 37.) The court has conducted an
independent and de novo review of those portions of the Recommendation to
which objection is made. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b).
Upon careful consideration of Petitioner’s objections, the Recommendation,
the record, and relevant law, it is ORDERED that:
(1)

Petitioner’s objections are OVERRULED;

(2)

The Magistrate Judge’s Recommendation is ADOPTED;

(3)

The petition for habeas corpus relief is DENIED;

(4)

This case is DISMISSED with prejudice.

DONE this 9th day of September, 2015.
/s/ W. Keith Watkins
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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