Hill v. Rankins

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA PATRICK HENRY HILL II, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Case No. CIV-24-564-G ) ) WILLIAM “CHRIS” RANKINS, ) Warden, ) ) Respondent.1 ) ORDER Petitioner Patrick Henry Hill II, a state prisoner appearing pro se, has filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. No. 1) challenging his state-court criminal conviction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), the matter was referred to Magistrate Judge Chris M. Stephens for preliminary review. I. Procedural Background As alleged in the Petition and…