WILLIAMS v. WETZEL

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA JAMES WILLIAMS : CIVIL ACTION : v. : No. 11-4681 : JOHN E. WETZEL, Secretary, : THIS IS A CAPITAL CASE Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, : et al. : MEMORANDUM Juan R. Sánchez, C.J. March 31, 2021 Petitioner James Williams has filed a motion for discovery in support of his pending petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The Commonwealth opposes the motion. Because Williams has shown good cause for the limited discovery he seeks, the motion will be granted. In 2001, Williams was convicted…