Hardin v. Perry

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE EASTERN DIVISION JAMES HARDIN, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Case No. 1:17-cv-02219-STA-jay ) JOHNNY FITZ, ) ) Respondent. ) ORDER DIRECTING CLERK TO SEAL DOCUMENT, DENYING § 2254 PETITION, DENYING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY, AND DENYING LEAVE TO APPEAL IN FORMA PAUPERIS Petitioner James Hardin has filed a pro se habeas corpus petition (the “Petition”) pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254.1

(ECF No. 1.) For the following reasons, the Petition is DENIED. BACKGROUND In April 2013, a Madison County, Tennessee, grand jury charged Hardin…