Banks v. Hoffner

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION DAMIEN BANKS, Petitioner, Case No. 16-CV-14122 v. HON. AVERN COHN JACK KOWALSKI,1 Respondent. _________________________________/ MEMORANDUM AND ORDER DENYING THE PETITION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS AND DECLINING TO ISSUE A CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY I. Introduction This is a habeas case under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner Damien Banks (Petitioner) is a state inmate serving a sentence of 6-20 years for assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, M.C.L. § 750.84, 6-20 years for conspiracy to commit…