Downer v. Norman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION PERCY L. DOWNER, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 4:18-CV- 00623 RWS ) ) JEFF NORMAN, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This case is before me on petitioner Percy Downer’s Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e) motion to alter or amend the order denying his petition for habeas corpus. ECF No. [12]. For the reasons discussed below, I deny Downer’s motion. BACKGROUND On or about November 8, 2014, Percy Downer was involved in a domestic dispute, which began when Downer yelled at the victim to get her things out of the bathroom.…