Handley v. Barrett et al

Filing 10

MEMORANDUM OPINION, as set out, re R&R 8 . The court finds that the report is due to be ADOPTED and the recommendation ACCEPTED. A corresponding order shall be entered contemporaneously herewith. Signed by Judge Sharon Lovelace Blackburn on 7/1/14. (CTS, )

FILED
2014 Jul-01 AM 10:11
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
N.D. OF ALABAMA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
SOUTHERN DIVISION

PHILLIP LEE HANDLEY,
Petitioner,
vs.
BOBBY BARRETT, Warden, and
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF
THE STATE OF ALABAMA,
Respondents.

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Case No. 2:12-cv-2951-SLB-TMP

MEMORANDUM OPINION
The magistrate judge filed his Report and Recommendation (doc. 8) in the above-styled cause
on June 2, 2014, recommending that the § 2254 petition for writ of habeas corpus challenging the
constitutional validity of Petitioner’s conviction be dismissed with prejudice as time-barred. Phillip
Lee Handley (“Petitioner”) filed no objections to the Report and Recommendation. His copy of the
Report and Recommendation was returned on June 12, 2014, and was marked “Refused.” (Doc. 9).
Having now carefully reviewed and considered de novo all materials in the court file relevant
to the case, the court finds that the report is due to be ADOPTED and the recommendation
ACCEPTED. A corresponding order shall be entered contemporaneously herewith.
Done this 1st day of July, 2014.

SHARON LOVELACE BLACKBURN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE