Rice v. Crowell

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE EASTERN DIVISION RANDY RICE, Petitioner, v. No. 1:18-cv-02711-JDB-jay BERT C. BOYD, Respondent. ORDER DIRECTING CLERK TO SEAL DOCUMENTS, DENYING § 2254 PETITION, DENYING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY, AND DENYING LEAVE TO APPEAL IN FORMA PAUPERIS Petitioner, Randy Rice, has filed a pro se habeas corpus petition (the “Petition”), pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(Docket Entry (“D.E.”) 1), as well as an amendment to the Petition (D.E. 19, 31). For the following reasons, the Petition, as amended, is DENIED.1 BACKGROUND In March…