NOE v. DANIELS, 2:14cv733-MHT (WO). (2014)
Court: District Court, M.D. Alabama
Number: infdco20150102731
Visitors: 10
Filed: Dec. 31, 2014
Latest Update: Dec. 31, 2014
Summary: OPINION MYRON H. THOMPSON, District Judge. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2254, petitioner, a state inmate, filed this lawsuit seeking habeas relief. This lawsuit is now before the court on the recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge that petitioner's writ petition be denied because he has failed to exhaust state remedies. Also before the court are petitioner's objections to the recommendation. After an independent and de novo review of the record, the court concludes that the petitioner
Summary: OPINION MYRON H. THOMPSON, District Judge. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2254, petitioner, a state inmate, filed this lawsuit seeking habeas relief. This lawsuit is now before the court on the recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge that petitioner's writ petition be denied because he has failed to exhaust state remedies. Also before the court are petitioner's objections to the recommendation. After an independent and de novo review of the record, the court concludes that the petitioner'..
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OPINION
MYRON H. THOMPSON, District Judge.
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, petitioner, a state inmate, filed this lawsuit seeking habeas relief. This lawsuit is now before the court on the recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge that petitioner's writ petition be denied because he has failed to exhaust state remedies. Also before the court are petitioner's objections to the recommendation. After an independent and de novo review of the record, the court concludes that the petitioner's objections should be overruled and the magistrate judge's recommendation adopted.
Admittedly, the magistrate judge cites authority on parole revocations, rather than parole denials, even though the petitioner here contests his parole denial. However, under Alabama law, the appeal procedure for both revocations and denials is the same. Therefore, the recommendation that petitioner must first exhaust his state remedies by seeking a writ of certiorari in state circuit court is correct, and does not change. See Baker v. State, 651 So.2d 72, 73 (Ala. Crim. App. 1994) ("A petition for a writ of certiorari filed in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County is the appropriate remedy for review of the actions of the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles in reference to the granting, denying, or revocation of paroles.") (internal citations omitted).
An appropriate judgment will be entered.
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