Tucker v. United States of America

Filing 16

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Senior Judge Inge P Johnson on 3/17/14. (ASL)

FILED
2014 Mar-17 PM 01:09
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
N.D. OF ALABAMA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
EASTERN DIVISION
RODNEY E. TUCKER
Petitioner,
v.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Respondent.

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Case No. 1:11-cv-8045-IPJ-PWG
1:09-cr-0165-IPJ-PWG

MEMORANDUM OPINION
On February 27, 2014, the magistrate judge filed his report and recommendation in
the above-styled cause, recommending that this petition for habeas corpus relief filed
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 be denied and dismissed with prejudice. The petitioner filed
objections to the report and recommendation on March 13, 2014.
Having now carefully reviewed and considered de novo all the materials in the court
file, including the report and recommendation and the petitioner’s objections thereto, the
court is of the opinion that the petitioner’s objections are due to be and hereby are
OVERRULED, the magistrate judge’s report is due to be and hereby is ADOPTED, and the
recommendation is ACCEPTED. Consequently, the petitioner’s motion to expand the record
(doc. 13) is GRANTED. All other pending motions are DENIED. The petition for writ of
habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 in the above-styled cause is due to be and
the same is hereby DENIED and DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.
DATED this 17th day of March, 2014.

INGE PRYTZ JOHNSON
SENIOR U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE