ALI v. HOOKS

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA ABDULKADIR SHARIF ALI, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) 1:19CV481 ) ERIC A. HOOKS, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND RECOMMENDATION OF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE Petitioner, a prisoner of the State of North Carolina, seeks a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(the “Petition”). (Docket Entry 1.) Respondent has moved for summary judgment. (Docket Entries 6, 7.) For the reasons that follow, the Court should deny Respondent’s Motion for Summary Judgment. I. Background On August 8, 2014, a jury in the…