Ricks v. Department of Justice et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
WESLEY RICKS CIVIL ACTION
VERSUS
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, ET AL. NO. 24-00622-BAJ-RLB
RULING AND ORDER
The Magistrate Judge issued a Report and Recommendation (Doc. 3, the
"Report"), recommending that the Court: (1) deem Plaintiffs Petition for Writ of
Habeas Corpus a successive habeas corpus petition; and (2) dismiss the Petition for
lack of jurisdiction, as Plaintiff did not obtain permission from the United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit prior to filing, as required by
28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(3). There are no objections to the Report.
Having carefully considered Plaintiffs Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
(Doc. 1) and the Report, the Court APPROVES the Magistrate Judge's Report and
Recommendation and ADOPTS it as the Court s opinion in this matter.
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Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that the above-captioned action is hereby DISMISSED
WITHOUT PREJUDICE for lack of jurisdiction.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this ^-^7*day of March, 2026
^.JUDGE BRIAN A. JACKSON
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
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