Hightower v. Secretary, Department of Corrections

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE DIVISION NATHAN NAPOLEON HIGHTOWER, III, Petitioner, v. Case No. 3:17-cv-968-J-32JRK SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Respondents. ________________________________ ORDER I. Status Petitioner, an inmate of the Florida penal system, initiated this case with the help of counsel by filing a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus Under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, Doc. 1, and a Memorandum of Law, Doc. 2. He is challenging a state court (Duval County, Florida) judgment of conviction for burglary of a dwelling. He is…