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Powell v. Arrington

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION
Aug 10, 2015
Case No. 2:12-cv-02723-SLB-TMP (N.D. Ala. Aug. 10, 2015)

Opinion

Case No. 2:12-cv-02723-SLB-TMP

08-10-2015

JOHNSON POWELL, Petitioner, v. LLOYD ARRINGTON, et al., Respondents.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

The magistrate judge filed his Report and Recommendation (doc. 31) in the above-styled cause on July 14, 2015, recommending that the § 2254 petition for writ of habeas corpus challenging the constitutional validity of Petitioner's conviction be denied and dismissed with prejudice. No objections to the Report and Recommendation have been filed.

Having now carefully reviewed and considered de novo all materials in the court file relevant to the case, the court finds that the report is due to be ADOPTED and the recommendation ACCEPTED. A corresponding order shall be entered contemporaneously herewith.

DONE this 10th day of August, 2015.

/s/_________

SHARON LOVELACE BLACKBURN

SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE


Summaries of

Powell v. Arrington

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION
Aug 10, 2015
Case No. 2:12-cv-02723-SLB-TMP (N.D. Ala. Aug. 10, 2015)
Case details for

Powell v. Arrington

Case Details

Full title:JOHNSON POWELL, Petitioner, v. LLOYD ARRINGTON, et al., Respondents.

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION

Date published: Aug 10, 2015

Citations

Case No. 2:12-cv-02723-SLB-TMP (N.D. Ala. Aug. 10, 2015)

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