McNair v. Haley

ORDER

MYRON H. THOMPSON, District Judge.

Currently before the court in this death penalty habeas case brought by petitioner Willie McNair against respondent Michael Haley are these two tasks: (1). identifying which of the petitioner’s 42 claims should be dismissed as procedurally defaulted, and (2) identifying in turn the non-defaulted claims for which this court should permit an evidentiary hearing. These tasks were referred to United States Magistrate Judge Susan Russ Walker- for recommendation, which was filed on June 2, 1999. Both petitioner and respondent have filed objections to portions…