Rivas v. Secretary, Department of Corrections (Hillsborough County)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION CARLOS RUBEN RIVAS, Petitioner, v. Case No. 8:21-cv-2083-KKM-CPT SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent. _______________________________ ORDER Carlos Ruben Rivas, a Florida prisoner, timely1 filed a pro se Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

challenging his state court convictions based on alleged errors of the state courts and alleged failures of his trial counsel. (Doc. 1.) Having considered the petition, ( .), the supplements to the petition, (Docs. 1-1 & 7), the response in opposition,…