BASKINS v. STEIN

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA SANDY KEITH BASKINS, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) 1:19CV839 ) JOSH STEIN, Attorney General of ) North Carolina, et al. ) ) Respondents. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND RECOMMENDATION OF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE Petitioner, a prisoner of the State of North Carolina, seeks a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(the “Petition”). (Docket Entry 1.) Respondent has moved for summary judgment (Docket Entries 4, 5), and Petitioner has responded in opposition (Docket Entry 7). For the reasons that follow, the Court…