HAYES v. TICE

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA DAVON RENEE HAYES, ) ) Petitioner, ) Civil Action No. 17-198 ) District Judge Joy Flowers Conti/ v. ) Magistrate Judge Maureen P. Kelly ) ERIC TICE, Superintendent of SCI Smithfield ) and THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE ) Re: ECF No. 29 STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, ) ) Respondents. ) ORDER In early 2017, Davon Renee Hayes (“Petitioner”) filed a pro se Petition Under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody (the “Petition”). ECF No. 4.1 In the Petition, he sought to attack his convictions for…