Dugger v. Ishee

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA ASHEVILLE DIVISION CASE NO. 1:23-cv-00317-MR EDWARD ROY DUGGER, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) vs. ) MEMORANDUM OF ) DECISION AND ORDER LESLIE COOLEY DISMUKES, ) Secretary, North Carolina ) Department of Adult Correction,1 ) ) Respondent. ) ________________________________ ) THIS MATTER is before the Court on the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. [Doc. 1]. Also before the Court is the Petitioner’s Motion for Leave to Amend Petition [Doc. 7], and Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings. [Doc. 10].…