Jones v. Vannoy et al

Filing 19

RULING AND ORDER Adopting 14 Report and Recommendation of the U.S. Magistrate Judge. Petitioner's application for habeas corpus relief is denied and that this proceeding is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. In the event Petitioner pursues an appeal in this case, a certificate of appealability is denied. Signed by Judge Brian A. Jackson on 9/20/2019. (EDC)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
CIVIL ACTION

ANTONIUS JONES
VERSUS
DARRYL VANNOY ET AL.

NO.: 16-00346-BAJ-EWD

RULING AND ORDER
I.

INTRODUCTION
Before the Court 1s the United States Magistrate Judge's Report and

Recommendation (Doc. 14) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(l). The Report and
Recommendation addresses the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 1).
Petitioner challenges his conviction for second-degree murder and armed robbery in
the Nineteenth Judicial District Court. (Doc. 14 at p. 3). The Magistrate Judge
recommends that the Petition be denied. (Id. at p. 17).
The Report and Recommendation notified the parties that, pursuant to
28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(l), they had fourteen days from the date they received the Report
and Recommendation to file written objections to the proposed findings of fact,
conclusions of law, and recommendations therein. (Doc. 14 at p. 1). Petitioner filed
objections into the record. (Doc. 18).
Petitioner's objections to the Report and Recommendation are difficult to
understand; however, the Court gleans that Petitioner's primary complaint is that
the Magistrate Judge failed to consider the "State impediment" that accounts for

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