Pless v. Hooks

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA STATESVILLE DIVISION CIVIL CASE NO. 5:20-cv-00088-MR HAROLD PLESS,1 ) ) Petitioner, ) ) vs. ) ) ERIK A. HOOKS, ) ORDER ) Respondent. ) _______________________________ ) THIS MATTER is before the Court on Petitioner’s pro se Petition Under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody [Doc. 1], and on the Respondent’s Motion to Dismiss on Statute of Limitations Grounds [Doc. 8]. I. BACKGROUND Harold Pless (the “Petitioner”) is a prisoner of the State of North Carolina. On July 27, 2017, the…