Wright v. Stewart et al

Filing 11

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge R David Proctor on 6/6/2017. (KAM, )

FILED
2017 Jun-06 PM 02:07
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
N.D. OF ALABAMA

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
SOUTHERN DIVISION
NAKIA LEON WRIGHT,
Petitioner,
v.
WARDEN CYNTHIA STEWART and
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE
STATE OF ALABAMA,

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Case No.: 2:16-cv-01861-RDP-JHE

Respondents.

MEMORANDUM OPINION
On May 5, 2017, the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation was entered and
the parties were allowed therein fourteen (14) days in which to file objections to the
recommendations made by the Magistrate Judge. (Doc. # 8). Subsequently, Petitioner filed a
motion for a fourteen day extension of time within which to file objections to the Magistrate
Judge’s Report and Recommendation.1 (Doc. # 9). The court granted Petitioner’s motion and
ordered that Petitioner submit any objections by June 2, 2017. No objections have been filed.
After careful consideration of the record in this case and the Magistrate Judge’s Report
and Recommendation, the court hereby ADOPTS the Report of the Magistrate Judge. The court
further ACCEPTS the recommendations of the Magistrate Judge that Petitioner’s § 2254 habeas
application be denied on the ground that Petitioner’s claims are time barred under 28 U.S.C. §
2244(d)(1).
A separate order in accordance with this Memorandum Opinion will be entered.

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Petitioner appears to have signed this motion on May 18, 2017. (See Doc. # 9 at p. 2). Petitioner’s
motion was entered on the docket on May 24, 2017.

DONE and ORDERED this June 6, 2017.

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R. DAVID PROCTOR
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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