Dame v. Goguen

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS ______________________________ ) RONALD DAME, ) Petitioner, ) ) ) CIVIL ACTION vs. ) NO. 17-40131-TSH ) COLETTE GOGUEN, ) Respondent. ) ______________________________) MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER September 18, 2018 HILLMAN, D.J. Background Ronald Dame (“Dame” or “Petitioner”) has filed a petition under 28 U.S.C. ' 2254 for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody (“Petition”) alleging the following grounds for relief1: Ground One: Prejudicial pre-Indictment delay during which Petitioner’s alibi witness died and subsequent…