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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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Petitioner filed a mixed petition of exhausted and

unexhausted claims. He was informed in the Report and

Recommendation that his petition would be dismissed without

prejudice to allow him an opportunity to exhaust all claims

unless he informed the Court by June 22, 2007 that he wished to

dismiss the unexhausted claims and proceed only on the exhausted

claim. Petitioner objected to the Report & Recommendation but did

not avail himself of the option of proceeding only on the

exhausted claim.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

SOUTHERN DIVISION

RAY FRANK BALL, : 

Petitioner, : 

v. : CIVIL ACTION 07-0077-CB-M 

JERRY FERRELL, : 

Respondent. : 

ORDER

After due and proper consideration of all pleadings in this

file, and a de novo determination of those portions of the

Recommendation to which objection is made, the Recommendation of

the Magistrate Judge made under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) is

adopted as the opinion of this Court.

It is ORDERED that this action be DISMISSED WITHOUT

PREJUDICE so that Petitioner may exhaust his State Court claims.1

DONE this 26th day of June, 2007.

 _s/Charles R. Butler, Jr.

 CHARLES R. BUTLER, JR.

 SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Case 1:07-cv-00077-CB-M Document 22 Filed 06/26/07 Page 1 of 1