Ponds v. Harding

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA PRENTICE EUGENE PONDS, II, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Case No. 21-CV-0104-CVE-CDL ) RANDY HARDING, Warden,1 ) ) Respondent. ) OPINION AND ORDER Petitioner Prentice Eugene Ponds, II, a state prisoner appearing through counsel, brings this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, seeking federal habeas relief from the judgment entered against him in the District Court of Tulsa County, Case No. CF-2016-2270. Dkt. # 1. Respondent Randy Harding has filed a response (Dkt. # 8) in opposition to the petition, as well as the state- court…