Minnfee v. Stephens
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MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER dismissing without prejudice 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, granting 2 APPLICATION to Proceed In Forma Pauperis. (Signed by Judge Sim Lake) Parties notified. (aboyd, 4)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
HOUSTON DIVISION
BARRY DWAYNE MINNFEE,
TDCJ NO. 1300468,
Petitioner,
v.
WILLIAM STEPHENS, Director,
Texas Department of Criminal
Justice, Correctional
Institutions Division,
Respondent.
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CIVIL ACTION NO. H-14-2837
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
Barry Dwayne Minnfee,
a TDCJ inmate,
filed a Petition for a
Writ of Habeas Corpus By a Person in State Custody challenging the
validity of his incarceration pursuant to a state felony conviction
(Docket Entry No.1).
State v. Minnfee, No. 49,678-D (320th Dist.
Ct., Potter County, Tex., May 2, 2005).
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Minnfee has already filed
habeas petition in which the State's Office of
General has been ordered to file a response.
No. H-14-2304 (S.D. Tex. filed Aug. 11, 2014).
the Attorney
Minnfee v. Stephens,
The petitions filed
in each action challenge the same state court conviction and raise
the same issues.
U.S.C.
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Minnfee cannot present the same claims twice.
2244 (b) (1)
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see also United· States v.
175, 178 (5th Cir. 1994).
Tubwell,
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Therefore,
this
action
is
DISMISSED
without
prejudice
to
Minnfee's right to seek relief in Civil Action No. H-14-2304.
The Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis
(Docket Entry
No.2) is GRANTED.
The Clerk will provide a copy of this Memorandum Opinion and
Order dismissing this action to the petitioner, and will provide a
copy of the Petition and this Memorandum Opinion and Order to the
respondent and the attorney general by providing one copy to the
Attorney General of the State of Texas.
SIGNED at Houston, Texas, on this 17th day of November, 2014 .
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SIM LAKE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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