Buckner v. Varga

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION VINCENT BUCKNER, Petitioner, Case No. 11-CV-50381 v. Judge John Robert Blakey JON VARGA, Respondent. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER This case is before the Court on Respondent’s motion for reconsideration [78]. Respondent asks the Court to reconsider its prior decision to conduct an evidentiary hearing in connection with Petitioner’s claim that the State knowingly introduced perjured testimony, which impacted the trial judge’s sentencing decision. For the reasons explained below, the Court grants the motion. Background…