Charles Williams v. Joann Lynds

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS ) CHARLES WILLIAMS, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No. 1:25-cv-13701-JEK ) JOANN LYNDS, ) ) Respondent. ) ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON RESPONDENT’S MOTION TO DISMISS KOBICK, J. Pro se petitioner Charles Williams was convicted of second-degree murder and multiple firearms offenses in Suffolk Superior Court in September 2021. After his conviction was affirmed by the Massachusetts Appeals Court and the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) denied his application for further appellate review, Williams filed a petition for a writ of habeas…