Sitto v. Bock

OPINION AND ORDER DENYING RESPONDENT’S MOTION TO DISMISS, PERMITTING AMENDMENT TO PETITION, AND ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSING CASE

LAWSON, District Judge.

The petitioner, Omar Sitto, is presently confined at the Saginaw Correctional Facility in Saginaw, Michigan. He has filed through counsel a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 alleging that he is in custody in violation of his federal constitutional rights. The Magistrate Judge entered an order on July 7, 2000 requiring the respondent to respond to the allegations in the petition, including filing pertinent portions…