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

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE DIVISION CHARLES R. SOUTHERN, Petitioner, v. Case No. 3:22-cv-808-TJC-SJH SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Respondents. ORDER I. Status Petitioner, an inmate of the Florida penal system, is proceeding pro se on a Petition Under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 1). Petitioner challenges a state court (Duval County, Florida) judgment of conviction for second-degree murder for which he is serving a life sentence with judicial review after twenty-five years. Respondents filed a Response (Doc.…