Berry v. Kauffman

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Rufe, Judge.

Petitioner seeks relief in this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, arguing that his state-court conviction was imposed in violation of the United States Constitution. Magistrate Judge Elizabeth T. Hey issued a Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) recommending that the petition be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction, to which Petitioner filed objections. For the following reasons, Petitioner’s objections will be overruled and the petition for writ of habe-as corpus will be dismissed without prejudice for lack of jurisdiction.

I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Petitioner is…