Alexander v. Hall et al

Filing 22

ORDER ADOPTING 20 Report and Recommendations of the Magistrate Judge as the opinion of the Court, and OVERRULES Alexander's Objections. The Court DISMISSES, without prejudice, Alexander's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The Court DENIES Alexander leave to proceed in forma pauperis and a certificate of appealability. The Court DIRECTS the Clerk to enter the appropriate judgment of dismissal and to CLOSE this case. Signed by Judge Lisa G. Wood on 5/25/2017. (ca)

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Scott L. Poff, Clerk
United States District Court

By casbell at 8:29 am, May 26, 2017

JOHN T. ALEXANDER,

Petitioner,

CV 515-72

V.

WARDEN HILTON HALL; and SAMUEL

S. OLENS,

Respondents.

ORDER

After an independent and de novo review of the record, the

undersigned concurs with the Magistrate Judge's March 6, 2017,
Report and Recommendation, dkt. no. 20, to which Petitioner John
T. Alexander

review

of

entitled

('"Alexander") filed

Alexander's

to

equitable

Objections
tolling

of

Objections, dkt.

fails to
the

no.

reveal that

statute

of

21.

A

he

is

limitations

applicable to his Section 2254 Petition.

Accordingly, the Court ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation
of

the

Magistrate

Judge

as

the

OVERRULES Alexander's Objections.

opinion

of

the

Court,

and

The Court DISMISSES, without

prejudice, Alexander's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.

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(Rev. 8/82)

The Court also DENIES Alexander leave to appeal in forma

pauperis and a certificate of appealability.
the

Clerk

of

Court

to

enter

the

The Court DIRECTS

appropriate

judgment

dismissal and to CLOSE this case.

SO ORDERED, this

y 2 day of

, 2017.

HON. LISA GODBEY WOOD, JUDGE

UNITED-ESTATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN

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(Rev. 8/82)

DISTRICT OF GEORGIA

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