AJABU v. HOLCOMB

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA TERRE HAUTE DIVISION KOFI AJABU, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No. 2:20-cv-00369-JPH-DLP ) WARDEN, Wabash Valley Correctional ) Facility, ) ) Respondent. ) ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS FOR RULING, DENYING MOTION FOR COUNSEL, DISMISSING PETITION, & DENYING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALBILITY I. Background Petitioner Kofi Ajabu filed the instant habeas petition pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

challenging his state-court conviction. Dkt. 1. Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts provides that upon preliminary…