Madison v. Cockrell

Full title: JERRY WAYNE MADISON, Petitioner VS. JANIE COCKRELL, DIRECTOR, T.D.C.J.…

Court: United States District Court, N.D. Texas

Date published: Jun 19, 2003

CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:03-CV-008-Y (N.D. Tex. Jun. 19, 2003)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:03-CV-008-Y

June 19, 2003

ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS (With Special Instructions to Clerk of the Court)

TERRY MEANS, District Judge

In this action brought by petitioner Jerry Wayne Madison under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, the Court has made an independent review of the following matters in the above-styled and numbered cause:

1. The pleadings and record;

2. The proposed findings, conclusions, and recommendation of the United States magistrate judge filed on May 29, 2003; and

3. The petitioner's written objections to the proposed findings, conclusions, and recommendation of the United States magistrate judge filed on June 17, 2003.

The Court, after de novo review, concludes that Madison's objections must be overruled, and that the petition for writ of habeas corpus should be denied for the reasons stated in the magistrate judge's findings and conclusions.

It is therefore ORDERED that the findings, conclusions, and recommendation of the magistrate judge should be, and are hereby, ADOPTED.

It is further ORDERED that Madison's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus be, and is hereby, DENIED.

It is further ORDERED that the clerk of the Court shall transmit a copy of this order to Madison by certified mail, return receipt requested.

FINAL JUDGMENT

Pursuant to an Order issued this same day, and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 58:

It is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED that Petitioner's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus be, and is hereby, DENIED.

It is further ORDERED that all costs of court are taxed against the party that incurred them.