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Parties Involved:
Cynthia Steward
Respondent
Willie Arthur Sullen
Petitioner

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

SOUTHERN DIVISION

WILLIE ARTHUR SULLEN, )

)

Petitioner, )

)

vs. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 14-0112-CG-M

)

CYNTHIA STEWARD, )

)

Respondent. )

ORDER

After due and proper consideration of the issues raised, 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 habeas petition be and is hereby DISMISSED as time-barred. 

The petitioner’s Motion to Expand the Record (Doc. 15) is DENIED. Petitioner failed to attach

copies of the documents referenced. Moreover, the Report and Recommendation noted that even 

if petitioner paid the filing fee on December 12, 2012, the AEDPA clock’s one-year limitation 

period had already run.

It is further ORDERED that any certificate of appealability filed by Petitioner be 

DENIED as he is not entitled to appeal in forma pauperis.

DONE and ORDERED this 8th day of August, 2014.

/s/ Callie V. S. Granade 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Case 1:14-cv-00112-CG-M Document 16 Filed 08/08/14 Page 1 of 1