Duncan v. Adams

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION BARRETT N. DUNCAN, ) ) Petitioner, ) v. ) No. 4:24-cv-00778-SEP ) RICHARD ADAMS, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Before the Court is self-represented Petitioner Barrett N. Duncan’s Petition Under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody, Doc. [1]. For the reasons set forth below, Petitioner must show cause as to why the case should not be dismissed for failure to exhaust state-court remedies. FACTS AND BACKGROUND Petitioner is an inmate at the Eastern Reception, Diagnostic, and…