Miller v. Genovese

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE EASTERN DIVISION DWIGHT MILLER, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Case No. 1:15-cv-01281-STA-jay ) KEVIN GENOVESE, ) ) Respondent. ) ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR EVIDENTIARY HEARING, DENYING § 2254 PETITION, GRANTING A LIMITED CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY, AND CERTIFYING THAT A LIMITED APPEAL WOULD BE TAKEN IN GOOD FAITH Petitioner Dwight Miller has filed a pro se habeas corpus petition (the “Petition”), pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(ECF No. 1), as well as a motion for an evidentiary hearing (ECF No. 43). For the following reasons,…