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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________

No. 97-2319 ________________________

D.C. Docket No. 3:95-cv-00250-J-10

JOHN GARY HARDWICK, JR.,

Petitioner - Appellant, versus SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS,

Respondent - Appellee.

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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida ________________________

(September 18, 2015) Before TJOFLAT, HULL and MARTIN, Circuit Judges. Tjoflat, Circuit Judge: Case: 97-2319 Date Filed: 09/18/2015 Page: 2 of 48

In Hardwick v. Crosby (Hardwick III), 320F.3d1127(11th Cir. 2003), we determined that Petitioner Hardwick was due an evidentiary