Hayes v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE DIVISION RICHARD LEROY HAYES, Petitioner, v. Case No. 3:17-cv-1159-J-32PDB SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Respondents. ________________________________ ORDER I. Status Petitioner, Richard Leroy Hayes, an inmate of the Florida penal system, initiated this action by filing a pro se Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. See Doc. 1. He challenges a state court (Duval County, Florida) judgment of conviction for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of cocaine…