Barnett v. Warden

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA SOUTH BEND DIVISION ANTHONY BARNETT, Petitioner, v. CAUSE NO. 3:19-CV-609-JD-MGG WARDEN, Respondent. OPINON AND ORDER Anthony Barnett, a prisoner without a lawyer, filed a habeas petition challenging his 2003 convictions in Floyd County for burglary, battery, intimidation, and adjudication as a habitual offender. (ECF 1.) The respondent moves to dismiss, arguing that the court has no jurisdiction over the petition because it is an unauthorized, successive petition. (ECF 12). For the reasons stated below, the motion is denied. I.…