Salem v. Roberson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION WAIL SALEM, ) ) Petitioner, ) No. 18 C 6772 ) v. ) Judge Edmond E. Chang ) KESS ROBERSON, ) JOHN BALDIN, and ) THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ILLINOIS, ) ) Respondents. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Petitioner Wail Salem filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, 28 U.S.C § 2254,1 asserting that he is over-serving his state court sentence by 156 days, in violation of the Eighth Amendment. 2 R. 1, Habeas Pet. Respondents Kess Roberson, John Baldwin, and Attorney General of The State of Illinois (the “State”) argue…