Dakins v. Myers (INMATE 3)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA EASTERN DIVISION PATRICK JAMES DAKINS, # 278721, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) Civil Action No. v. ) 3:19cv664-ECM-SMD ) (WO) WALTER MYERS, et al., ) ) Respondents. ) RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE I. INTRODUCTION In September 2019, Patrick James Dakins, at the time a state prisoner at the Easterling Correctional Facility in Clio, Alabama, filed this petition for writ of habeas corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

in which he argues that the Alabama Department of Corrections (“ADOC”) improperly denied him eligibility for correctional…