Arrieta v. Mitchell

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION Joseph Arrieta, (B74625), ) ) Petitioner, ) ) Case No. 1:21-CV-03843 v. ) ) Honorable Edmond E. Chang ) David Mitchell, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Joseph Arrieta, an inmate at the Pinckneyville Correctional Center, brings this pro se habeas corpus action, 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging the life sentence imposed against him by an Illinois state court. For the reasons explained in this Opinion, the petition is denied and the Court declines to issue a certificate of appealability. I. Subject…