Evil v. Whitmer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION ______ RANDY EARL EVIL, Petitioner, Case No. 1:20-cv-343 v. Honorable Robert J. Jonker GRETCHEN WHITMER et al., Respondent. ____________________________/ OPINION This is a habeas corpus action brought by a state prisoner under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. See Atkins v. Michigan, 644 F.2d 543, 546 n.1 (6th Cir. 1981) (holding that, where a pretrial detainee challenges the constitutionality of his or her pretrial detention, he or she must pursue relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2241). The Rules Governing § 2254 Cases may be applied to…