NEAL v. THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA TORI NEAL, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) 1:21CV247 ) STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION, ORDER, AND RECOMMENDATION OF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE Petitioner, a prisoner of the State of North Carolina, seeks a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Docket Entry 4.) Respondent has moved to dismiss on grounds of untimeliness. (Docket Entries 16, 17.) For the reasons that follow, the Court should grant Respondent’s Motion to Dismiss and dismiss the Petition as untimely. I.…