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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

NORTHERN DIVISION

LOUISE HARRIS, # 275218,

Petitioner,

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KIM TOBIAS THOMAS, et al.,

Respondents.

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CASE NO. 2:11-CV-552-WKW

ORDER

Petitioner Louise Harris, who is serving a sentence of life imprisonment 

without the possibility of parole, seeks a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 

U.S.C. § 2254. On March 9, 2015, the Magistrate Judge filed a Recommendation 

in this case and recommended that Harris’s petition be denied and this case 

dismissed with prejudice. (Doc. # 34.) On May 1, 2015, Harris, who is 

represented by counsel, filed objections. (Doc. # 37.) The court has conducted an 

independent and de novo review of those portions of the Recommendation to 

which objection is made. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b).

Upon careful consideration of Petitioner’s objections, the Recommendation, 

the record, and relevant law, it is ORDERED that:

(1) Petitioner’s objections are OVERRULED;

(2) The Magistrate Judge’s Recommendation is ADOPTED;

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(3) The petition for habeas corpus relief is DENIED;

(4) This case is DISMISSED with prejudice.

DONE this 9th day of September, 2015.

 /s/ W. Keith Watkins 

CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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