Bales v. Director, TDCJ-CID

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS TYLER DIVISION JAMES PRESTON BALES, § #02053878, § § Petitioner, § § v. § Case No. 6:20-cv-181-JDK-KNM § DIRECTOR, TDCJ-CID, § § Respondent. § ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE Petitioner James Preston Bales, a Texas Department of Criminal Justice inmate proceeding pro se, filed this federal petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

challenging his Smith County conviction. The petition was referred to United States Magistrate Judge K. Nicole Mitchell for…