Manning v. Goodwin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA MONROE DIVISION DAVID J. MANNING, JR. CIVIL ACTION NO. 19-0909 SECTION P VS. JUDGE TERRY A. DOUGHTY JERRY GOODWIN MAG. JUDGE KAREN L. HAYES REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION Petitioner David J. Manning, Jr., a prisoner in the custody of Louisiana’s Department of Corrections proceeding pro se, filed the instant Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

on approximately July 8, 2019. Petitioner attacks his felony convictions (three counts) for possession with intent to distribute, his misdemeanor conviction for possession of drug…