Clayton v. Warden

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA SOUTH BEND DIVISION DAVID CLAYTON, Petitioner, v. CAUSE NO.: 3:25-CV-512-TLS-JEM WARDEN, Respondent. OPINION AND ORDER David Clayton, a prisoner without a lawyer, filed a habeas corpus petition to challenge his conviction for dealing methamphetamine under Case No. 55D02-1912-F2-2116. Following a guilty plea, on June 30, 2021, the Morgan County, Indiana, Superior Court sentenced him to 25 years of incarceration. Pursuant to Section 2254 Habeas Corpus Rule 4, the court must dismiss the petition “[i]f it plainly appears from the petition…