Legal Opinion
Beasley v. Holland
District Court, S.D. West Virginia
Decided December 2, 1986No. Civ. A. 2:85-0547PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HADEN, Chief Judge.
Pending is Respondent’s motion to dismiss Jackie Ray Beasley’s petition for writ of habeas corpus. Beasley has filed a number of pleadings and papers which respond to the Respondent’s motion to dismiss. At Beasley’s request counsel was appointed. Despite abundant time permitted counsel to respond to the motion to dismiss, which was filed July 15, 1985, Beasley’s counsel has failed utterly to respond. The Court must now consider whether Beasley’s petition should be considered without the benefit of appointed counsel’s response. The Court first…
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