Smith v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections (Duval County)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE DIVISION RICKEY SMITH, Petitioner, v. Case No. 3:21-cv-208-MMH-LLL SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Respondents. ________________________________ ORDER I. Status Petitioner Rickey Smith, an inmate of the Florida penal system, initiated this action on February 26, 2021,1 by filing a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(Petition; Doc. 1).2 In the Petition, Smith challenges a 2011 state court (Duval County, Florida) judgment of conviction for burglary of a dwelling. He raises four…