Lail v. Hooks

- UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA CHARLOTTE DIVISION 3:18-cv-00518-FDW AVERY J. LAIL, JR., ) ) Petitioner, ) ) vs. ) ORDER ) ERIK A. HOOKS, Secretary,! ) N.C. Dep’t of Public Safety, ) ) Respondent. ) THIS MATTER is before the Court upon pro se Petitioner Avery J. Lail, Jr.’s Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(Doc. No. 1) and Respondent’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc No. 7). 1. BACKGROUND Petitioner is a prisoner of the State of North Carolina, who, on September 28, 2015, in the Superior Court of Gaston County, was convicted…