Reaves v. Vidal

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS TIMOTHY REAVES, * * Petitioner, * * v. * Civil Action No. 1:16-cv-10169-IT * OSVALDO VIDAL, * * Respondent. * MEMORANDUM & ORDER December 31, 2019 I. Introduction Before the court is Petitioner Timothy Reaves’ Petition Under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

for Writ of Habeas Corpus (“Petition”) [#1]. Petitioner is serving a life sentence in state custody. Respondent Osvaldo Vidal’s Opposition to Petitioner’s Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (“Resp’t’s Mem. Opp’n.”) [#37] contends that the claims Petitioner asserted in his Memorandum in Support of the…