Bond v. Secretary, Department of Corrections

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION ISRAEL P. BOND, Petitioner, v. Case No. 8:14-cv-1469-MSS-UAM SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent. ________________________________/ O R D E R Bond petitions for a writ of habeas corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

and challenges his state court conviction for home invasion robbery. (Doc. 1) The Respondent asserts that the petition is time barred. (Doc. 6) Bond argues that the limitation period should equitably toll because post-conviction counsel abandoned him and that actual innocence excuses the time bar. (Docs. 2…