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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)

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Underthe “mailbox rule” enunciated in Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266, 108 S.Ct. 2397, 101 1

L.Ed.2d 245 (1988), the date the petition is signed and submitted by the inmate to prison authorities

for mailing is the effective date of filing. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

MIDDLE DIVISION

O. C. BORDEN, JR., )

)

Petitioner )

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v. )

) Case No. 4:06-cv-00217-LSC

GRANTT CULLIVER, WARDEN, )

and THE ATTORNEY GENERAL )

OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA, )

)

Respondents )

FINAL JUDGMENT

On November 30, 2006, the magistrate judge’s report and recommendation was

entered and the parties were allowed therein eleven (11) days in which to file

objections to the recommendations made by the magistrate judge. On December 8,

2006, petitioner filed objections to the magistrate judge’s report and

recommendation.1

After careful consideration of the record in this case, the magistrate judge’s

report and recommendation and the petitioner’s objections thereto, the court hereby

ADOPTS the report of the magistrate judge. The court further ACCEPTS the

recommendations of the magistrate judge and it is, therefore,

FILED

 2006 Dec-18 PM 01:55

U.S. DISTRICT COURT

N.D. OF ALABAMA

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ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED that the petition for writ of habeas

corpus in this action be and the same hereby is DENIED as time-barred.

Done this 18th day of December 2006.

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L. SCOTT COOGLER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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