Lewis v. Kelley

Filing 10

ORDER approving and adopting 9 Recommended Disposition in its entirety; denying with prejudice 2 Petitioner Don E. Lewis's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus; and denying a Certificate of Appealability. Signed by Judge Billy Roy Wilson on 12/6/2017. (cmn)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
PINE BLUFF DIVISION
DON E. LEWIS
VS.

PETITIONER
5:17-CV-00208-BRW-JTR

WENDY KELLEY, Director,
Arkansas Department of Correction

RESPONDENT
ORDER

I have reviewed the Recommended Disposition submitted by United States Magistrate
Judge J. Thomas Ray. No objections have been filed. After careful consideration, I approve and
adopt the Recommended Disposition in its entirety.
Accordingly, Petitioner Don E. Lewis’s 28 U.S.C. § 2254 Petition for a Writ of Habeas
Corpus (Doc. No. 2) is DENIED with prejudice.
A Certificate of Appealability is DENIED, see 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)-(2); Rule 11(a),
Rules Governing § 2254 Cases in United States District Courts.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 6th day of December, 2017.

/s/ Billy Roy Wilson _____________
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE