Woods v. Hobbs

Filing 20

ORDER adopting 17 Proposed Findings and Recommended Disposition in their entirety as this Court's findings in all respects. This 2 petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. §2254 is denied and this case is dismissed with prejudice. A certificate of appealability is denied pursuant to Rule 11(a) of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts. Signed by Judge Kristine G. Baker on 4/22/2015. (ks)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
PINE BLUFF DIVISION
WILLIAM E. WOODS
ADC #142102
v.

PETITIONER
Case No. 5:13-cv-00279-KGB/JTR

WENDY KELLEY, Director of
Arkansas Department of Correction1

RESPONDENT
ORDER

The Court has reviewed the Proposed Findings and Recommended Disposition submitted
by United States Magistrate Judge J. Thomas Ray (Dkt. No. 17). No objections have been filed.
After careful consideration, the Court concludes that the Proposed Findings and Recommended
Disposition should be, and hereby are, approved and adopted in their entirety as this Court’s
findings in all respects. Judgment will be entered accordingly.
It is therefore ordered that this petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. §
2254 is denied (Dkt. No. 2) and that this case is dismissed with prejudice. A certificate of
appealability is denied pursuant to Rule 11(a) of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the
United States District Courts.
SO ORDERED this the 22nd day of April, 2015.

________________________________
KRISTINE G. BAKER
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

1

Wendy Kelley became Director of the Arkansas Department of Correction on January
13, 2015, and is automatically substituted as respondent pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil
Procedure 25(d).