Columbia v. Mark Inch

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FORT MYERS DIVISION JOHN RUSSELL COLUMBIA, Petitioner, v. Case No: 2:21-cv-773-JES-NPM MARK S. INCH, Respondent. OPINION AND ORDER Before the Court are John Russell Columbia’s Amended Petition Under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody (Doc. #13), Motion for Stay and Abeyance to Exhaust State Remedies (Doc. #17), and Motion for Leave to Amend 2254 Petition (Doc. #19). Columbia challenges his conviction for eight counts of sexual battery and sexual activity with a child. I. Background Columbia was married…