Huizar v. Melvin

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION DANIEL HUIZAR, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No. 17-CV-06381 ) MICHAEL P. MELVIN, Judge John J. Tharp, Jr. ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Before the Court is petitioner Daniel Huizar’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 22 U.S.C. § 2254. Huizar is currently serving a 45-year sentence at Lawrence Correctional Center for the first-degree murder of Alfredo Lopez. Huizar’s petition states two grounds for relief: insufficient evidence and judicial estoppel. For the reasons detailed below,…