Dickerson v. Genovese

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE WESTERN DIVISION RICHARD DICKERSON, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) No. 2:19-cv-02168-TLP-tmp v. ) ) WARDEN KEVIN GENOVESE, ) ) Respondent. ) ORDER DISMISSING PETITION, DENYING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY, CERTIFYING THAT ANY APPEAL WOULD NOT BE TAKEN IN GOOD FAITH, AND DENYING LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS ON APPEAL Petitioner Richard Dickerson petitions pro se under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

for a writ of habeas corpus by a person in state custody.1 (ECF No. 1.) Respondent has answered the petition and filed the state court record.…