3:13cv386-FDW 05-09-2016 TERRANCE L. JAMES-BEY, Petitioner, v. RENOICE E. STANCIL, Respondent. Frank D. Whitney Chief United States District Judge ORDER THIS MATTER is before the Court upon Petitioner Terrence James-Bey's pro se Motion to Dismiss (Doc. No. 6), pro se Motion to Lift Stay (Doc. No. 7), and pro se Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Doc. No. 8). I. BACKGROUND Petitioner is a prisoner of the State of North Carolina currently serving a life sentence