Jordan v. Hood

Filing 17

ORDER adopting Report and Recommendations re 16 Report and Recommendations; the petition is dismissed with prejudice. Signed by Chief District Judge Daniel P. Jordan, III on 6/29/20 (PKM)

Case 3:17-cv-00733-DPJ-LRA Document 17 Filed 06/29/20 Page 1 of 1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI
NORTHERN DIVISION
LONNIE JORDAN
V.

PETITIONER
CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:17-CV-733-DPJ-LRA

WARDEN FRANK SHAW

RESPONDENT
ORDER

This habeas corpus action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §2254 is before the Court on the Report
and Recommendation [16] of United States Magistrate Judge Linda R. Anderson.
Petitioner Lonnie Jordan filed a federal habeas petition on September 12, 2017, following
an unsuccessful state-court appeal. See Pet. [1] at 1–2. In his petition, he challenges his
convictions for automobile theft and kidnapping on four grounds: (1) witness credibility; (2)
verdict against the overwhelming weight of the evidence; (3) insufficient evidence; and (4)
unlawful arrest. Id. at 1, 5, 7, 10. Respondent Warden Frank Shaw responded to Jordan’s
petition and moved to dismiss it on February 15, 2018. Resp. [13] at 16. After a careful review
of the record, Judge Anderson issued a Report and Recommendation on June 4, 2020,
recommending that Jordan’s petition be dismissed with prejudice. Objections were due by June
18, 2020, but none have been filed as of the date of this Order.
The Court finds the Report and Recommendation [16] should be adopted as the opinion
of the Court; the petition is dismissed with prejudice. A separate judgment will be entered in
accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 58.
SO ORDERED AND ADJUDGED this the 29th day of June, 2020.
s/ Daniel P. Jordan III
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE