Zavala v. Gomez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION Alberto Zavala (R53809), ) ) Petitioner, ) ) Case No. 20 C 2787 v. ) ) Hon. Rebecca R. Pallmeyer ) David Gomez, Warden, ) Stateville Correctional Center, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Petitioner Alberto Zavala, a prisoner at the Stateville Correctional Center, brings this pro se habeas corpus action pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

challenging his 2006 murder and home invasion convictions from the Circuit Court of Cook County. The petition alleges: (1) ineffective assistance of trial counsel during pretrial…