Legal Opinion
Patrick Grier v. Stephen Kennedy
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided December 9, 2025No. 1:23-cv-12395Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS ____________________________________ ) PATRICK GRIER, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) ) Civil Action No. 23-CV-12395-AK v. ) ) STEPHEN KENNEDY, ) ) Respondent. ) ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON AMENDED PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS KELLEY, D.J. Before this Court is a pro se amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner Patrick Grier (“Mr. Grier”) filed the petition against Stephen Kennedy (“Respondent”), superintendent of the Massachusetts Department of Corrections, on five grounds: (1) lack of a Batson hearing,…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Estelle v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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