COUSAR v. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY

NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY SAEED M. COUSAR, Petitioner, v Civil Action No. 20-7014 (GC) ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OPINION OF NEW JERSEY, ef al, Respondents. CASTNER, District Judge Before the Court is the Amended Petition (Amended Petition) for a Writ of Habeas Corpus of Petitioner Saeed M. Cousar (“Petitioner”), brought pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(§ 2254), (ECF No. 5.) Respondents answered the Amended Petition (ECF No. 10), and Petitioner filed a reply brief (ECF No. 12). The Court has carefully considered the parties’ submissions. For the…