Grant v. Hopkins

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

SPRIZZO, District Judge:

In this action, petitioner pro se Douglas Grant seeks a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1982).1 The petition was referred to a Magistrate for report and recommendation. The Magistrate recommended that the petition be dismissed for lack of exhaustion due to the pendency of petitioner’s direct appeal. See Report and Recommendation (“Report”) at 3-4. The Court has reviewed petitioner’s objections to the Magistrate’s Report in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) (1982). For the reasons set forth below, the Court concludes that…