Beard v. McDannald

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS PEORIA DIVISION ALEXANDER V. BEARD, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) ) Civil Case No. 24-cv-1291 ) JOSHUA MCDANNALD, Taylorville ) Correctional Center Warden, ) ) Respondent. ) ORDER AND OPINION Presently before the Court are Respondent’s [17] Motion to Dismiss Petitioner Alexander V. Beard’s (“Petitioner”) [12] Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

as time barred. For reasons stated below, Respondent’s [17] Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED. I. BACKGROUND A. State Court Proceedings: Following a jury trial in December…