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Parties Involved:
Larry Norris
Defendant
Ralph Pruitt
Plaintiff

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

PINE BLUFF DIVISION

RALPH PRUITT, PETITIONER

ADC # 151665

v. 5:14CV00447-JM-JJV

WENDY KELLEY, Director, Arkansas

Department of Correction1 RESPONDENT

ORDER

The Court has reviewed the Proposed Findings and Recommended Disposition submitted

by United States Magistrate Judge Joe J. Volpe and Petitioner’s objections. After carefully

considering the objections and making a de novo review of the record, the Court concludes that the

Proposed Findings and Recommended Disposition should be, and hereby are, approved and adopted

in their entirety as this Court's findings in all respects.

 IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED:

1. The Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. No. 2) be DISMISSED with prejudice,

and the requested relief be DENIED.

2. A certificate of appealability will not be issued.

3. All pending motions are denied as moot. 

SO ORDERED this 24th day of April, 2015.

_____________________________________

JAMES M. MOODY, JR.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

 1The Petition named Larry Norris as Respondent. Larry Norris served as Interim Director from

November 1, 2014, to January 13, 2015, when Wendy Kelley was appointed Director. Pursuant to

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(d), Ms. Kelley is automatically substituted as Respondent in

place of Mr. Norris. 

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