Bright v. Secretary, Department of Corrections, State of Florida (Duval County)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE DIVISION VERNORD LAVON BRIGHT, III, Petitioner, v. Case No. 3:19-cv-1104-TJC-LLL SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Respondents. ________________________________ ORDER I. Status Petitioner, Vernord Lavon Bright, III, an inmate of the Florida penal system, initiated this action, through counsel, by filing a Petition Under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 1). Petitioner challenges a state court (Duval County, Florida) judgment of conviction for sexual battery (Count One) and sexual battery with…