Kendrick v. Thomas et al

Filing 7

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS 5 . Dismissing case with prejudice. Signed by Honorable Jimm Larry Hendren on February 19, 2009. (jn)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS FAYETTEVILLE DIVISION CATHERYNNE W. KENDRICK v. Civil No. 08-5151 PLAINTIFF JUDGE STEPHEN THOMAS and WARDEN JOHN A. MAPLES ORDER Now on this 19th day of February, 2009, DEFENDANTS comes on for consideration the Magistrate Judge's Report And Recommendation (document #5), and plaintiff's Reply thereto (document #6), and from said documents the Court finds and orders as follows: 1. The Magistrate Judge reported that plaintiff brought this habeas corpus petition for release from incarceration under sentences from the Circuit Courts of Benton and Washington Counties, Arkansas, for hot check convictions relating to hot checks written in 2003. He further reported that defendant Judge Stephen Thomas presides over the Siloam Springs Division of the Benton County District Court, and that there is no evidence plaintiff is in custody pursuant to a sentence imposed by Judge Thomas. The Magistrate Judge also reported that plaintiff had not shown exhaustion of her state court remedies, and that the statute of limitations on her habeas claim has expired. He recommended that plaintiff's claim be dismissed with prejudice. 2. Plaintiff's Reply does not offer any basis to reject the Indeed, plaintiff therein concedes Report And Recommendation. that she is not in custody pursuant to any action of Judge Thomas. She makes a variety of allegations against other people -- and though she may have claims against them, the Court makes no finding as to that -- but she clearly has no claim against Judge Thomas. 3. Her claim against him will, therefore, be dismissed. Warden John A. Maples has custody of plaintiff, and in the absence of any basis for relief on the claim against Judge Thomas, there is no basis for relief on the claim against Warden Maples in this case. Plaintiff's claim against against Warden Maples will, therefore, be dismissed as well. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Report And Recommendation is adopted in toto, and the objections thereto asserted in plaintiff's Reply are overruled. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, for the reasons stated in the Report And Recommendation, plaintiff's claims are dismissed with prejudice. IT IS SO ORDERED. /s/Jimm Larry Hendren JIMM LARRY HENDREN UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE -2-

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