Wood v. Purkett

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

NOCE, United States Magistrate Judge.

This action is before the Court on the motion of respondent to reconsider this Court’s Order of December 21, 1992, granting petitioner an evidentiary hearing set for February 12, 1993. This matter was referred to the undersigned United States Magistrate Judge for review and a recommended disposition. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b).

The December 21, 1992, Order ordered a hearing on petitioner’s claim that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance of counsel by failing to call Sherry Boyle as a defense witness at trial. In support of his…