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Jones v. Boyd

United States District Court, M.D. Alabama, Northern Division
Jul 30, 2008
2:08-CV-476-WHA (WO) (M.D. Ala. Jul. 30, 2008)

Opinion

2:08-CV-476-WHA (WO).

July 30, 2008


ORDER


On July 3, 2008 the Magistrate Judge filed a Recommendation in this case ( Doc. No 4) to which objections have been filed. ( Doc. No. 5.) Upon an independent review of the file in this case and upon CONSIDERATION of the Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge and the objections thereto, said Recommendation is hereby adopted, and it is

ORDERED that the instant petition be DISMISSED as Petitioner has not presented a cognizable cause of action under 28 U.S.C. § 2254.

Petitioner may attempt to obtain a copy of his trial transcript by submitting a request for same with the trial judge, or alternatively, he may request a copy of his transcript from the court reporter who transcribed his trial proceedings. If a reasonable period of time has passed without a response to his request, Petitioner may file an appropriate motion inquiring about the status of his pending transcript request.

A judgment in accordance with this Order shall be entered separately.


Summaries of

Jones v. Boyd

United States District Court, M.D. Alabama, Northern Division
Jul 30, 2008
2:08-CV-476-WHA (WO) (M.D. Ala. Jul. 30, 2008)
Case details for

Jones v. Boyd

Case Details

Full title:BOYKIN JONES, #115 033 Petitioner, v. LOUIS BOYD, WARDEN, et al.…

Court:United States District Court, M.D. Alabama, Northern Division

Date published: Jul 30, 2008

Citations

2:08-CV-476-WHA (WO) (M.D. Ala. Jul. 30, 2008)

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