Beatty v. Norman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION JERRY LEWIS BEATTY, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) ) v. ) Case No. 4:17-CV-1937-SPM ) JEFF NORMAN, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the undersigned on the petition of Missouri state prisoner Jerry Lewis Beatty (“Petitioner”) for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(Doc. 1), and Petitioner’s Motion for the Appointment of Counsel (Doc. 26). The parties have consented to the jurisdiction of the undersigned United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(1). (Doc. 13). For the…