Barnes v. Lane

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY SOUTHERN DIVISION LONDON BECKHAM B. BARNES, ) ) Civil No. 6:09-cv-00299-GFVT-CJS Petitioner, ) ) v. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION ) & TIM LANE, WARDEN, ) ORDER ) Respondent. ) *** *** *** *** This matter is before the Court upon Petitioner Beckham Barnes’s Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. [R. 1; R. 111; R. 126.] Consistent with local practice, this matter was referred to Magistrate Judge Candace J. Smith for initial screening and preparation of a Report and Recommendation. Judge Smith filed her Report and…