LESLIE v. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA MICHAEL ANTHONY LESLIE, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) 1:23CV266 ) STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, 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.) Respondents moved to dismiss the Petition on grounds of untimeliness (Docket Entry 8; see also Docket Entry 9 (Supporting Brief)), and Petitioner responded in opposition (Docket Entry 11). For the…