Legal Opinion
Michael Overby v. Bernadette Mason, et al.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 6, 2026No. 2:25-cv-03332Unknown
1Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA MICHAEL OVERBY, Petitioner, CIVIL ACTION v. NO. 25-3332 BERNADETTE MASON, et al., Respondents. Pappert, J. January 6, 2026 MEMORANDUM Michael Overby moves to stay his federal habeas proceedings and hold his petition in abeyance while he exhausts his claims in state court.1 The Court grants his motion. I In 1994, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania charged Michael Overby, Dwayne Elliott and Isaac Young with first-degree murder, robbery and conspiracy in the killing of Lillian Gaines. (Br. in Supp. of Mot. to Stay ¶ 2,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Estelle v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Rose v. LundySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Rhines v. WeberSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
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