O'Kelley v. Warden, No. 4:2015cv00104 - Document 122 (S.D. Ga. 2020)

Court Description: ORDER granting in part and denying in part 113 Motion for Reconsideration. Signed by Judge William T. Moore, Jr. on 5/28/20. (jrb)

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O'Kelley v. Warden Doc. 122 U.S. DiSTKlcPcn'-;.-^! rsTi ^AV', snJAU :m\! IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR SAV/^-niAH Dlv' THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA '/pir, SAVSMNAH DIVISION II ^ 1.2 CLERK, DORIAN FRANK CKELLEY, njlSrOr GA. Petitioner, CASE NO. CV415-104 V. WARDEN, Georgia Diagnostic Prison, Respondent. ORDER Before the Court is Petitioner Dorian Frank O'Kelley's Motion for Reconsideration of the Court's Procedural Default Order and to Amend Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. (Doc. 113.) In his motion. Petitioner requests that this Court partially reconsider its order dismissing many of Petitioner's claims or, in the alternative, permit Petitioner to amend his petition. (Id.) For the following reasons. Petitioner's motion (Doc. 113) is DENIED IN PART and GRANTED IN PART. BACKGROUND In 2005, Petitioner was convicted and sentenced to death by the Superior Court of Chatham County for the murders of Susan Pittman and her thirteen-year-old daughter, Kimberly Pittman. (Doc. 16, Attach. 19 at 2-5; Doc. 33, Attach. 5 at 15-16.) After the completion of his direct appeal and state habeas court proceedings, Petitioner O'Kelley filed a petition for habeas corpus in this Dockets.Justia.com

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