Coffey v. Sexton

Filing 4

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: The Clerk is DIRECTED to serve copies of the petition and this Order upon the respondent and the Attorney General for The State of Tennessee. The respondent is hereby ORDERED to answer or otherwise respond to the petition within thirty (30) days from the date of this Order. Signed by District Judge Harry S Mattice, Jr on 2/25/2015. (BJL, )***Mailed to Johnny William Coffey. Mailed to David Sexton, Warden and to the Attorney General for the State of Tennessee, along with a copy of the petition to each. Modified on 2/27/2015 (BJL, ).

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
at CHATTANOOGA

JOHNNY WILLIAM COFFEY,
Petitioner,
v.
DAVID SEXTON, Warden,
Respondent.

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No.: 1:15-cv-05-HSM-SKL

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

This is a pro se state prisoner’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28
U.S.C. § 2254 (Doc. 1). The Clerk is DIRECTED to serve copies of the petition and this
Order upon the respondent and the Attorney General for The State of Tennessee.
Since it does not plainly appear from the face of the petition that it should be
summarily dismissed, the respondent is hereby ORDERED to answer or otherwise
respond to the petition within thirty (30) days from the date of this Order. Rule 4 of the
Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases In The United States District Courts.

The

respondent should specifically address whether the petition was timely filed and
whether the petitioner has exhausted his available state court remedies. 28 U.S.C. §§
2244(d), 2254(b).

ENTER:
/s/ Harry S. Mattice, Jr._______
HARRY S. MATTICE, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE