Legal Opinion

Rivera v. Nolan

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided February 9, 2009No. Civil Action 04-12717-RGSPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER ON MAGISTRATE JUDGES REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

STEARNS, District Judge.

As I agree with Magistrate Judge Cokings’ thoughtful Report, I will adopt his Recommendation and DISMISS the petition with prejudice. The Petition falls squarely within the broad class of recantation claims that, as Magistrate Judge Cokings notes, are treated (for good reason) with skepticism. See United States v. Connolly, 504 F.3d 206, 214 (1st Cir.2007). It is not clear whether the accusations of conflict of interest on the part of the state judges who ruled on various aspects of Petitioner’s case (which figure…

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