Lanier v. Secretary, Department of Corrections

UMNIIDTEDDL ES TDAISTTERS IDCITS TORFI FCLTO CROIDURAT TAMPA DIVISION NICHOLAS D. LANIER, Applicant, v. CASE NO. 8:14-cv-323-SDM-TGW SECRETARY, Department of Corrections, Respondent. ____________________________________/ ORDER Lanier applies under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

for a writ of habeas corpus (Docs. 1 and 3) and challenges his conviction for perjury, for which Lanier is imprisoned for ten years. Numerous exhibits (“Respondent’s Exhibit ___”) support the response. (Doc. 10) The respondent admits the application’s timeliness (Doc. 24 at 5) but argues that some grounds are unexhausted and…