Majors v. Sexton

Filing 10

ORDER: Respondent is DIRECTED to file an answer, plead or otherwise respond to the petition within 60 days of the date of entry of this order. The respondent also is directed to file a complete copy of the documents referenced in Rule 5(c) and (d) of the Rules Governing § 2254 Cases. The Clerk is DIRECTED to serve a copy of the petition and this order on the respondent and the Attorney General for the State of Tennessee. Signed by District Judge Todd J. Campbell on 7/2/13. (xc:Pro se party by regular and certified mail. Respondent & AG of TN petition and order by regular mail.)(DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(dt)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE DIVISION

CRAIG O. MAJORS,
Petitioner,
v.
DAVID SEXTON,
Respondent.

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No. 3:13-cv-00543
Judge Campbell

ORDER
Petitioner Craig O. Majors, a state prisoner incarcerated at the Northeast Correctional Complex in
Mountain City, Tennessee, has filed a petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging the judgment entered
against him and the sentence imposed by the Montgomery County Circuit Court in 2008. (ECF No. 1.) The
$5.00 filing fee has been paid in full.
As it is not apparent from the petition that the petitioner is not entitled to relief, Rule 4, Rules Gov’g
§ 2254 Cases, the respondent is DIRECTED to file an answer, plead or otherwise respond to the petition in
accordance with Rule 5, Rules Gov’g § 2254 Cases, within 60 days of the date of entry of this order. The
respondent also is directed to file a complete copy of the documents referenced in Rule 5(c) and (d) of the
Rules Governing § 2254 Cases.
The Clerk is DIRECTED to serve a copy of the petition and this order on the respondent and the
Attorney General for the State of Tennessee. Rule 4, Rules Gov’g § 2254 Cases.
It is so ORDERED.

Todd Campbell
United States District Judge