MALDONANDO v. HOOKS

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA COREY F. MALDONADO, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) 1:19CV671 ) ERIK A. HOOKS, Secretary, ) North Carolina Department of ) Public Safety, et al., ) ) Respondents. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND RECOMMENDATION OF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE Petitioner, a prisoner of the State of North Carolina, seeks a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Docket Entry 1; see also Docket Entry 2 (“Petitioner[’s] Supporting Affidavit”).) Respondent has moved to dismiss on grounds of untimeliness. (Docket Entries 5, 6.) For the…