Hodge v. Secretary, Department of Corrections (Duval County)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE DIVISION FRANKLIN L. HODGE, Petitioner, v. Case No. 3:21-cv-1060-MMH-PDB SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Respondents. ___________________________________ ORDER I. Status Petitioner Franklin L. Hodge, an inmate of the Florida penal system, initiated this action on October 18, 2021, by filing a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(Petition; Doc. 1).1 Hodge challenges a 2013 state court (Duval County, Florida) judgment of conviction for armed robbery. He raises one ground for relief,…