Paul v. Davis

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT April 23, 2020 FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS David J. Bradley, Clerk HOUSTON DIVISION MELVIN C. PAUL, § TDCJ #932966, § § Petitioner, § § v. § § CIVIL ACTION NO. H-19-3625 LORIE DAVIS, Director, § Texas Department of Criminal § Justice - Correctional § Institutions Division, § § Respondent. § MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Melvin C. Paul (TDCJ #932966) has filed a Petition Under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

for Writ of Habeas Corpus By a Person in State Custody (“Petition”) (Docket Entry No. 1) to challenge a conviction entered against him in 2000. Now pending is…