Legal Opinion
BISHOP v. FISHER
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 23, 2020No. 2:14-cv-04903Unknown
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA SHAWN BISHOP : CIVIL ACTION : v. : No. 14-4903 : JON FISHER, et al. : MEMORANDUM Juan R. Sánchez, C.J. March 23, 2020 Pro se Petitioner Shawn Bishop seeks relief from his state custodial sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. United States Magistrate Judge Lynne A. Sitarski issued a Report & Recommendation (R&R) recommending this Court deny Bishop relief because his claims are procedurally defaulted, meritless, and noncognizable on habeas review. Bishop now objects to the R&R’s recommendation. Because the Court finds…
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