Allen v. Watwood

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE EASTERN DIVISION JOEL WAYNE ALLEN, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No. 1:18-cv-01107-STA-jay ) BRANDON WATWOOD, ) ) Respondent. ) ORDER DIRECTING CLERK TO MODIFY DOCKET AND SEAL DOCUMENTS, DENYING § 2254 PETITION, DENYING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY, AND DENYING LEAVE TO APPEAL IN FORMA PAUPERIS Petitioner Joel Wayne Allen has filed a pro se habeas corpus petition (the “Petition”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (ECF No. 1.) For the following reasons, the Petition is DENIED.1 BACKGROUND In 2015, a Benton County, Tennessee,…