Wendall Hall v. Secretary, Department of Corrections

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA PENSACOLA DIVISION WENDALL HALL, Petitioner, v. Case No. 3:25-cv-338-LC-MJF SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent. / REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION Wendall Hall has filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Doc. 1. Respondent (“the State”) moves to dismiss the petition with prejudice because Hall’s claims are procedurally defaulted. Doc. 14. Hall opposes the motion. Doc. 16. The undersigned concludes that no evidentiary hearing is required, and that Hall’s petition should be denied because all of…