Opinion
No.: 2:14-cv-332-JRG-DHI
01-28-2015
JOHN FRANKLIN CABLE, Petitioner, v. DAVID SEXTON, Warden, Respondent.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The Clerk is DIRECTED to serve copies of the petition and this Memorandum and 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/ J. RONNIE GREER
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE