Smith v. E. Feliciana Parish Office

Full title: MICHAEL D. SMITH v. EAST FELICIANA PARISH OFFICE, ET AL.

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

Date published: May 13, 2015

CIVIL ACTION NO.: 15-00148-BAJ-SCR (M.D. La. May. 13, 2015)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO.: 15-00148-BAJ-SCR

05-13-2015

MICHAEL D. SMITH v. EAST FELICIANA PARISH OFFICE, ET AL.

BRIAN A. JACKSON, CHIEF JUDGE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

RULING AND ORDER

Before the Court are Petitioner Michael D. Smith's Amended Petitions Under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 for Writs of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody (Docs. 3, 4). The amended petitions were filed in response to a Deficiency Notice (Doc. 2) sent by the Court's Pro Se Staff Attorney regarding Petitioner's initial petition, (see Doc. 1).

The Magistrate Judge has issued a Report (Doc. 6) recommending that Petitioner's action be dismissed without prejudice, for failure to correct the deficiencies in the pleadings. Petitioner has filed no objection to the Magistrate Judge's Report.

Having carefully considered Petitioner's § 2254 petitions, the Court APPROVES the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation (Doc. 6), and ADOPTS the Report as the Court's opinion herein.

For the reasons explained in the Magistrate Judge's Report,

IT IS ORDERED that Petitioner Michael D. Smith's Amended Petitions Under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 for Writs of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody (Docs. 3, 4) are DENIED, and the above-captioned matter is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this 13^th day of May, 2015.

/s/_________

BRIAN A. JACKSON, CHIEF JUDGE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA