Johnson v. Burton

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION DEON JOHNSON, Petitioner, Case No. 2:19-cv-13347 Honorable Sean F. Cox v. MIKE BROWN,1 Respondent. ________________________________/ OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER’S MOTION TO AMEND THE PETITION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS [ECF NO. 12], DISMISSING THE PETITIONS [ECF NO. 1, 11], DECLINING TO ISSUE A CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY, AND DENYING LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS ON APPEAL Deon Johnson, a Michigan state prisoner, filed a pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner was…