HAYDEN v. LIBERTY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE JOEL A. HAYDEN, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) 1:18-cv-00432-JAW ) ) WARDEN, MAINE STATE PRISON,1 ) ) Respondent ) RECOMMENDED DECISION ON

28 U.S.C. § 2254

PETITION In this action, Petitioner Joel Hayden seeks relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Petition, ECF No. 1.) Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d), Petitioner contests the state court’s denial of his post-conviction claims. After a review of the section 2254 petition, the State’s response, and the record, I recommend the Court deny Petitioner’s request for relief. I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL…