Styles v. Hooks

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA STATESVILLE DIVISION CIVIL CASE NO. 5:18-cv-00199-MR ROBERT LEE STYLES, JR., ) ) Petitioner, ) ) MEMORANDUM OF DECISION vs. ) AND ORDER ) ERIK A. HOOKS,1 ) ) Respondent. ) ___________________________ ) THIS MATTER is before the Court upon Petitioner Robert Lee Styles, Jr.’s pro se Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, 28 U.S.C. § 2254. [Doc. 7]. Also before the Court are Styles’ Motion to Appoint Counsel [Doc. 8], Motion for Evidentiary Hearing [Doc. 9], and Motion for Default Judgment [Doc. 10]. Styles…