Goodman v. Warden

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND KENNETH GOODMAN, * Petitioner, * v. * Civ. No. DLB-21-3294 WARDEN, * Respondent. * MEMORANDUM OPINION In December 2021, Kenneth Goodman filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

challenging the legality of his state-court convictions. A final judgment in Goodman’s state-court postconviction proceedings did not issue until twoand a half years after he filed his habeas petition. The respondent asserts the petition must be dismissed because Goodman’s claims are procedurally defaulted. No hearing on the…