BETHEA v. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY

NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY ANTHONY BETHEA, Petitioner, Civil Action No. 20-15197 (MAS) Vv. OPINION THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, ef al., Respondents. SHIPP, District Judge This matter comes before the Court on Petitioner’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (ECF No. 1.) Following an order to answer (ECF No. 4), Respondents filed a response to the Petition. (ECF No. 11.) Petitioner did not file a timely reply, and instead filed a purported motion for summary judgment unsupported by argument.…