Benjamin T. Wiedenhoeft v. Sheriff

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA SOUTH BEND DIVISION BENJAMIN T. WIEDENHOEFT, Petitioner, v. CAUSE NO. 3:26-CV-428-TLS-AZ SHERIFF, Respondent. OPINION AND ORDER Benjamin T. Wiedenhoeft, a prisoner without a lawyer, filed a habeas petition to assert his right to speedy trial in his State criminal cases. According to the petition, he has three criminal cases pending in DeKalb Superior Court and one criminal case pending in Steuben Superior Court. Pursuant to Section 2254 Habeas Corpus Rule 4, the court must dismiss the petition “[i]f it plainly appears from the petition…