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

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE DIVISION SANTI EUGENE BARNES, Petitioner, v. Case No. 3:18-cv-566-MMH-JBT SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Respondents. ________________________________ ORDER I. Status Petitioner Santi Barnes, an inmate of the Florida penal system, initiated this action, with the assistance of counsel, on April 25, 2018, by filing a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(Doc. 1). Barnes is proceeding on an amended petition (Amended Petition; Doc. 3). In the Amended Petition, Barnes challenges a 2014…