Kendrick v. Secretary, Department of Corrections (Hamilton County)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION KENNETH JAMES KENDRICK, Petitioner, v. Case No. 8:20-cv-397-MSS-AAS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent. ___________________________________/ O R D E R Kendrick petitions for a writ of habeas corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

and challenges his state court convictions for attempted sexual battery, kidnapping, robbery, and resisting arrest without violence (Doc. 15), the Respondent asserts that the amended petition is untimely (Docs. 45, 46, and 61), and Kendrick replies that his actual innocence excuses the time…