LEE v. DIXON

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
TALLAHASSEE DIVISION
RUFUS LEE,
Petitioner,
v. 	Case No. 4:25-cv-43-MCR-MJF
RICKY DIXON,
Respondent.
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ORDER
The magistrate judge issued a Report and Recommendation on November 6,
2025, 	ECF 	No. 	17. 	The 	parties 	were 	furnished 	a 	copy 	of 	the 	Report 	and
Recommendation and were afforded an opportunity to file objections pursuant to
Title 28, United States Code, Section 636(b)(1). The Court has made a de novo
determination of those portions to which an objection was made.
Having considered the Report and Recommendation and all objections thereto
timely filed, the Court concludes that the Report and Recommendation should be
adopted.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED:
1. 	The magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation, ECF No. 17, is
adopted and incorporated by reference into this Order.
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2. 	Respondent’s motion to dismiss, Doc. 13 is GRANTED.
3. 	The petition for writ of habeas corpus, ECF No. 1, challenging the
judgment of conviction and sentence in State of Florida v. Rufus Lawayne Lee,
Taylor 	County 	Circuit 	Court 	Case 	No. 	2009-CF-218, 	is 	DISMISSED 	with
prejudice as time-barred.
4. 	A certificate of appealability is DENIED.
5. 	The clerk of court will enter judgment accordingly and close this case
file.
DONE AND ORDERED this 1 st day of May 2026.
M. Casey Rodgers
M. CASEY RODGERS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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