Gaskin v. Buckner

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION ANDREW GASKIN, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No. 4:19-CV-03084-SPM ) MICHELLE BUCKNER, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on the petition of Missouri state prisoner Andrew Gaskin (“Petitioner”) for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. 1). Petitioner also requests an evidentiary hearing. The parties have consented to the jurisdiction of the undersigned United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(1). (Doc. 5). For the following reasons, the request…