GAINES v. BRITTAIN

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA TYREE GAINES, ) ) Civil Action No. 19 – 1160 Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Magistrate Judge Lisa Pupo Lenihan ) SUPERINTENDENT BRITTAIN and ) ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE ) STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, ) ) Respondents. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION1 Currently pending before the Court is a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (“Petition”) filed by Petitioner Tyree Gaines (“Petitioner”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (ECF No. 1.) Petitioner challenges his December 15, 2011 judgment of sentence out of Allegheny County that was imposed after he was…