Jennings v. Secretary, Department of Corrections (Sarasota County)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION DOUGLAS A. JENNINGS, Petitioner, v. Case No. 8:23-cv-951-WFJ-AEP SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent. / ORDER Douglas A. Jennings, a Florida prisoner, timely filed a pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. 1; see also Doc. 3). Respondent filed a response opposing the petition. (Doc. 11). Mr. Jennings filed a reply. (Doc. 14). After careful review, the petition is DENIED. I. Background From May 2010 to May 2015, Mr. Jennings shared a house in Sarasota, Florida with his girlfriend…