Legal Opinion

Billie Joe Chapman v. Demetric Godfrey, Warden

District Court, W.D. Tennessee

Decided February 9, 2026No. 1:24-cv-01106Unknown

1Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE EASTERN DIVISION BILLIE JOE CHAPMAN, Petitioner, v. No. 1:24-cv-01106-STA-jay DEMETRIC GODFREY, WARDEN, Respondent. ORDER DENYING MOTION TO APPOINT COUNSEL (ECF NO. 63) AND MOTION TO RECUSE (ECF NO. 70), CONSTRUING AMENDED PETITION (ECF NO. 69) AS A MOTION TO AMEND AND DENYING LEAVE TO AMEND § 2254 PETITION, DENYING § 2254 PETITION, DENYING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY, CERTIFYING APPEAL NOT TAKEN IN GOOD FAITH, AND DENYING LEAVE TO APPEAL IN FORMA PAUPERIS Petitioner Billie Joe Chapman has filed a habeas corpus…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  3. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  5. Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991

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