Willie D. Ford, Jr. v. Paula Stroudt

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN WILLIE D. FORD, JR., Petitioner, Case No. 26-cv-567-pp v. PAULA STROUDT, Respondent. ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER’S MOTION TO PROCEED WITHOUT PREPAYING FILING FEE, DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS, DECLINING TO ISSUE CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY AND DISMISSING CASE The petitioner, who currently is incarcerated at the Wisconsin Secure Program Facility and is representing himself, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his February 19, 2016 judgment of conviction in Milwaukee County Circuit…