Horton v. Quarterman

Full title: MICHAEL JOE HORTON, Petitioner, v. NATHANIEL QUARTERMAN, Director…

Court: United States District Court, N.D. Texas, Fort Worth Division

Date published: Nov 30, 2007

CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:06-CV-844-Y (N.D. Tex. Nov. 30, 2007)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:06-CV-844-Y.

November 30, 2007

ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS

TERRY MEANS, District Judge

In this action brought by petitioner Michael Joe Horton under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, the Court has made an independent review of the following matters in the above-styled and numbered cause:

1. The pleadings and record;

2. The proposed findings, conclusions, and recommendation of the United States magistrate judge filed on November 2, 2007; and

3. The petitioner's written objections to the proposed findings, conclusions, and recommendation of the United States magistrate judge filed on November 21, 2007.

The Court, after de novo review, concludes that Petitioner's objections must be overruled, and that the petition for writ of habeas corpus should be dismissed with prejudice as time-barred under 28 U.S.C. § 2244, for the reasons stated in the magistrate judge's findings and conclusions.

Therefore, the findings, conclusions, and recommendation of the magistrate judge are ADOPTED.

Petitioner Michael Joe Horton's petition for writ of habeas corpus is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.