Ballard v. Lumpkin

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS AUSTIN DIVISION GARRETT JAMES BALLARD, § PETITIONER, § § V. § CIVIL NO. A-23-CV-461-DII § BOBBY LUMPKIN, § RESPONDENT. § ORDER Before the Court is Petitioner’s Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner filed his federal petition on April 17, 2023. Petitioner, proceeding pro se, paid the full filing fee for this case. After consideration of the petition, it is dismissed as time-barred. Petitioner challenges his conviction for capital murder out of the 33rd Judicial District Court of Burnet County,…