Bates v. Norman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION RICKEY BATES, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 4:18 CV 435 (JMB) ) MICHELE BUCKNER,1 ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on Rickey Bates's petition for writ of habeas corpus, pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(ECF No. 1). The parties have consented to the jurisdiction of the undersigned United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). I. Procedural Background Petitioner Rickey Bates ("Petitioner") is presently incarcerated at the South Central Correctional Center pursuant to…