Hardin v. Boyd (PSLC2)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE MALIK DEWAYNE HARDIN, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No.: 2:21-CV-16-TAV-CRW ) BERT C. BOYD, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION State inmate Malik Dewayne Hardin (“Petitioner”) filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

challenging the legality of his confinement under his 2015 Knox County judgments of conviction for drug, firearm, and trespass offenses. Respondent has moved to dismiss the petition as untimely under 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1) [Doc. 19]. Petitioner has filed a response opposing the motion [Doc.…