BRAGES v. SUPERINTENDENT OF SCI BENNER TOWNSHIP

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA JAMES DOUGLAS BRAGES, ) ) Petitioner, ) Civil Action No. 3:19-cv-188 ) v. ) ) Magistrate Judge Patricia L. Dodge SUPERINTENDENT OF ) SCI BENNER TOWNSHIP, et al., ) ) Respondents. ) MEMORANDUM Before the Court1 is the Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus (ECF 3) filed by state prisoner James Douglas Brages (“Petitioner”) under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. For the reasons set forth below, the Court will deny the Petition and deny a certificate of appealability as to each claim. I. Relevant Background2 In this habeas case,…