DOTSON v. DAVIS

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
MACON DIVISION
TAURENCE TARELL DOTSON, 	:
:
Petitioner, 	:
:
VS. 	:
: 	NO. 5:25-cv-00392-CAR-CHW
SHERIFF DAVID DAVIS,1 	:
:
Respondents. 	:
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ORDER
Petitioner Taurence Tarell Dotson, a pretrial detainee in the Bibb County Law
Enforcement Center in Macon, Georgia, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28
U.S.C. § 2241. 	ECF Nos. 1 & 3. 	He has also now paid the $5.00 filing fee.
It is now ORDERED that, within THIRTY (30) DAYS of the date of this Order,
Petitioner amend or supplement his petition to include information about his exhaustion of
any state judicial remedies, including whether he filed a state habeas corpus petition, see
Picard v. Connor, 404 U.S. 270, 275 (1971), and to add any unalleged possible
constitutional error or deprivation entitling him to relief under § 2241, failing which
Petitioner will be presumed to have deliberately waived his right to complain of any
constitutional errors or deprivations other than those set forth in the initial habeas petition.
If amended, Petitioner will be presumed to have deliberately waived his right to complain
of any constitutional errors or deprivations other than those set forth in the initial and
1 In the petition, Petitioner identified Sheriff David Davis, Judge Connie Lynn Williford,
and Assistant District Attorney Breanna Foster as the respondents. 	As the person who has
custody over Petitioner, Sheriff Davis is the proper respondent to this proceeding. 	See 28
U.S.C. § 2242. 	Therefore, the Clerk is DIRECTED to remove Judge Williford and ADA
Foster as respondents.
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amended habeas petitions.
It is further ORDERED that Respondent file an answer to the allegations of the
petition and any amendments within SIXTY (60) DAYS after service of this Order and in
compliance with Rule 5 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases. 	Either with the filing
of the answer or within fifteen (15) days after the answer is filed, Respondent shall move
for the petition to be dismissed or shall explain in writing why the petition cannot be
adjudicated by a motion to dismiss. 	Any and all exhibits and portions of the record that
Respondent relies upon must be filed contemporaneously with Respondent’s answer or
dispositive motion.
No discovery shall be commenced by either party without the express permission of
the Court. 	Unless and until Petitioner demonstrates that the state habeas court’s fact-
finding procedure was not adequate to afford a full and fair evidentiary hearing or that the
state habeas court did not afford the opportunity for a full, fair, and adequate hearing, this
Court’s consideration of this habeas petition will be limited to an examination of the
evidence and other matters presented to the state trial, habeas, and appellate courts.
A copy of the petition and a copy of this Order shall be served on Respondent by
the Clerk of Court. 	A copy of this Order shall be served by the Clerk by U.S. mail upon
Petitioner. 	Petitioner is advised that his failure to keep the Clerk of the Court informed as
to any change of address may result in the dismissal of this action.
SO ORDERED, this 4th day of December, 2025.
s/ Charles H. Weigle
Charles H. Weigle
United States Magistrate Judge
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