Ballard v. Martin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA DEONTA DEJUAN BALLARD, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Case No. 19-CV-0662-CVE-JFJ ) JIMMY MARTIN, ) ) Respondent. ) OPINION AND ORDER Before the Court is respondent’s motion (Dkt. # 5) to dismiss the

28 U.S.C. § 2254

petition for writ of habeas corpus (Dkt. # 1) filed by petitioner on December 2, 2019.1 In the dismissal motion and supporting brief (Dkt. # 6), respondent contends that petitioner failed to file the petition within one year of the date his state-court judgment became final, as required by 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1)(A). In…