Blankenship v. Ishee

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA STATESVILLE DIVISION CASE NO. 5:20-cv-00101-MR ZACHARY ALLEN BLANKENSHIP, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) MEMORANDUM OF vs. ) DECISION AND ORDER ) TODD ISHEE, Secretary, North ) Carolina Department of Adult ) Correction,1 ) ) Respondent. ) ________________________________ ) THIS MATTER is before the Court on the Motion to Dismiss [Doc. 7] and Motion to Seal Documents [Doc. 10] filed by the Respondent on September 8, 2022. I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Zachary Allen Blankenship (the “Petitioner”) is a prisoner of the State of North Carolina. The…