Mellard v. Florida Department of Corrections

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA CASE NO. 23-CV-62231-DAMIAN/VALLE BOBBY MELLARD,1 Petitioner, v. RICKY D. DIXON, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, Respondent. _________________________________/ REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION TO THE DISTRICT JUDGE THIS MATTER is before the Court upon Petitioner Bobby Mellard’s (“Petitioner”) Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (the “Petition”) (ECF No. 1). United States District Judge Melissa Damian has referred the Petition to the undersigned for a Report and Recommendation pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636. See (ECF No. 32). After…