Barnes v. Jackson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION DOUGLAS A. BARNES, Petitioner, CASE NO. 5:16-CV-13944 v. HONORABLE JUDITH E. LEVY SHIRLEE HARRY, Respondent. ______________________________/ OPINION AND ORDER DISMISSING THE HABEAS PETITION, DENYING A CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY, AND DENYING LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS ON APPEAL [1] I. INTRODUCTION Michigan prisoner Douglas Barnes (“Petitioner”), through counsel, filed a petition for the writ of habeas corpus pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

asserting that he is being held in violation of his constitutional rights.…