Gadson v. Secretary, Department of Corrections

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE DIVISION JORDAN J. GADSON, Petitioner, VS. Case No. 3:17-cv-1377-J-20PDB SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Respondents. ORDER I. INTRODUCTION In his Petition under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

for Writ of Habeas Corpus By a Person in State Custody (Petition) (Doc. 1), the pro se Petitioner, Jordan J. Gadson, is challenging his state court (Duval County) conviction for murder in the first degree. Respondents filed an Answer to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Response) (Doc. 20).! The Court advised Petitioner and…