Dice v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE DIVISION DAVID L. DICE, JR., Petitioner, v. Case No. 3:17-cv-1085-J-34JRK SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Respondents. ________________________________ ORDER I. Status Petitioner David Dice, an inmate of the Florida penal system, initiated this action on September 21, 2017,1 by filing a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(Petition; Doc. 1). In the Petition, Dice challenges a 2006 state court (Duval County, Florida) judgment of conviction for sexual battery and impregnating a minor.…