Legal Opinion

Brandon S. Fournier v. Warden of SCI Benner Township, et al.

District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania

Decided February 2, 2026No. 1:23-cv-00457Unknown

1Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA BRANDON S. FOURNIER, : Petitioner : No. 1:23-cv-00457 : v. : (Judge Kane) : WARDEN OF SCI BENNER : TOWNSHIP, et al., : Respondents : MEMORANDUM Currently before the Court is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

filed by pro se Petitioner Brandon S. Fournier (“Fournier”). For the reasons stated below, the Court will deny Fournier’s petition, decline to issue a certificate of appealability, and direct the Clerk of Court to close this case. I. BACKGROUND On August 24, 2017, Fournier was arrested…

2Cases cited51 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991

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