Stewart v. Cain et al

Filing 72

RULING Adopting the 70 Report and Recommendation of the U.S. Magistrate Judge. Petitioner's application for habeas corpus is DENIED, and in the event that the petitioner seeks to pursue an appeal in this case, a certificate of appealability is DENIED. Signed by Judge James J. Brady on 9/29/2016. (LLH)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
RONALD G. STEWART (#307065)
CIVIL ACTION
VERSUS
NO. 08-641-JJB-RLB
WARDEN BURL CAIN
RULING
The court has carefully considered the petition, the record, the law applicable to this
action, and the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Richard
L. Bourgeois, Jr. dated August 30, 2016 (doc. no. 70) to which no objection has been filed.
The court hereby approves the report and recommendation of the magistrate judge
and adopts it as the court’s opinion herein. Accordingly, the petitioner’s application for
habeas corpus is DENIED, and in the event that the petitioner seeks to pursue an appeal
in this case, a certificate of appealability is DENIED.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this 29th day of September, 2016.

JAMES J. BRADY, JUDGE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA