Diaz-Diaz v. Secretary, Department of Corrections

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION CIRO DIAZ-DIAZ, Petitioner, -vs- Case No. 8:17-cv-865-T-36JSS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent. ______________________________/ ORDER Petitioner, a Florida prisoner, filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. ' 2254 (hereinafter Apetition@) on April 10, 2017 (Doc. 1). Respondent moves to dismiss the petition as time-barred or, alternatively, for an order denying the petition (Doc. 9). For the reasons set forth below, the petition will be denied.1 I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY On October 16, 2012,…