Smith v. State of Tennessee

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE WESTERN DIVISION JOHN SMITH, ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No. 2:16-cv-02776-TLP-tmp ) CHERRY LINDAMOOD, ) Respondent. ) ORDER OF DISMISSAL ORDER DENYING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY ORDER CERTIFYING APPEAL NOT TAKEN IN GOOD FAITH AND ORDER DENYING LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS ON APPEAL Petitioner John Smith1 petitions under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Petition (“Pet.”), ECF No. 1.) The petition did not follow the format of the district court’s official form. (Id.) In 2016, United States District Judge John T. Fowlkes ordered…