Ellis v. Kent et al

Filing 10

OPINION Adopting Report and Recommendation of the U.S. Magistrate Judge; adopting 9 . It is ordered that the petitioner's application for habeas corpus relief is denied without prejudice, as untimely. It is further ordered that, in the event that the petitioner seeks to pursue an appeal, a certificate of appealability shall be denied. Signed by Judge John W. deGravelles on 4/14/2020. (LT)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
LANCE ELLIS (#303379)
CIVIL ACTION
VERSUS
NO. 18-609-JWD-RLB
JASON KENT, ET AL.
OPINION
After independently reviewing the entire record in this case and for the reasons set
forth in the Magistrate Judge's Report (Doc. 9) dated March 30, 2020, to which no objection
was filed;
IT IS ORDERED that the petitioner’s application for habeas corpus relief is denied,
with prejudice, as untimely.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, in the event that the petitioner seeks to pursue an
appeal, a certificate of appealability shall be denied.
Signed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on April 14, 2020.

S
JUDGE JOHN W. deGRAVELLES
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA