Owens v. Secretary, Department of Corrections

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION WALTER C. OWENS, Petitioner, v. Case No. 8:17-cv-2342-T-35SPF SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Respondents. ____________________________________/ O R D E R This cause is before the Court on Petitioner Walter C. Owens’s pro se amended petition for writ of habeas corpus filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. 12) Upon consideration of the petition, the response (Doc. 15) opposing the petition as time-barred, and Owens’s reply (Doc. 22), and in accordance with the Rules Governing 2254 Cases in the United States…