Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 13-320-JJB-RLB
04-28-2014
DEMOND MACK (#335897) v. JERRY GOODWIN, WARDEN
RULING
The court has carefully considered the petition, the record, the law applicable to this action, and the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. dated April 7, 2014 (doc. no. 4) to which no objection has been filed.
The court hereby approves the report and recommendation of the magistrate judge and adopts it as the court's opinion herein. Accordingly, the petitioner's claims are DISMISSED, without prejudice, for failure to exhaust state court remedies. Further, in the event that the petitioner seeks to pursue an appeal in this case, a certificate of appealability is DENIED.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this 28 th day of April, 2014.
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JAMES J. BRADY, JUDGE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA