John Richard McDowell v. Secretary, Department of Corrections

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE DIVISION JOHN RICHARD MCDOWELL, Petitioner, v. Case No. 3:23-cv-405-WWB-PDB SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent. ___________________________________ ORDER THIS CAUSE is before the Court on Petitioner’s Petition Under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody (“Petition,” Doc. 1) and Memorandum of Law in Support (Doc. 2) thereof, Respondent’s Motion to Dismiss construed as a response to the Petition (“Response,” Doc. 6), and Petitioner’s Response construed as a reply (“Reply,” Doc. 8)…