Antonio Courtney v. Richard Adams

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION ANTONIO COURTNEY, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) Case No. 4:24-CV-00627-NCC v. ) ) RICHARD ADAMS, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Petitioner filed a Petition pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody (Doc. 1). Respondent has filed a response (Doc. 17). After review of the pleadings, the Court directed Petitioner to (1) within 30 days either pay the $5.00 filing fee or file an appropriate motion to proceed in forma pauperis; and (2) within the same 30 days, show cause why the matter…