Johnson v. Thomas

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION STEVEN A. JOHNSON, Petitioner, Civil No. 2:18-CV-12279 HONORABLE ARTHUR J. TARNOW v. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE DION THOMAS, Respondent. ____________________________________/ OPINION AND ORDER SUMMARILY DISMISSING THE PETITION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS, DECLINING TO ISSUE A CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY, AND GRANTING LEAVE TO APPEAL IN FORMA PAUPERIS Steven A. Johnson, (“petitioner”), presently living in Detroit, Michigan, seeks the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254.1

In his…