Brown v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections (Duval County)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE DIVISION WILLIAM HENRY BROWN, Petitioner, v. Case No. 3:20-cv-1027-MMH-MCR SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Respondents. ________________________________ ORDER I. Status Petitioner William Henry Brown, an inmate of the Florida penal system, initiated this action on September 9, 2020,1 by filing a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(Petition; Doc. 1).2 Brown proceeds on an amended petition (Amended Petition; Doc. 8), filed on February 26, 2021. In the Amended Petition, Brown…