Cooke v. Zaken

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA JUSTIN ASSAD COOKE, : CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:20-CV-2069 : Petitioner : (Judge Conner) : v. : : MICHAEL ZAKEN, et al., : : Respondents : MEMORANDUM This is a habeas corpus case brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner, Justin Assad Cooke, challenges his 2015 conviction and sentence in the Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas for first-degree murder and criminal conspiracy. We will deny the petition for writ of habeas corpus with prejudice as untimely. I. Factual Background & Procedural History On October 15, 2015,…