Legal Opinion

Mountjoy v. Pishon

District Court, D. New Hampshire

Decided October 26, 1998No. CV-97-508-MPublished

1Opinion of the Court

Mountjoy v. Pishon CV-97-508-M 10/26/98 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Keith Mountjoy, Petitioner v. Civil No. 97-508-M Nicholas E. Pishon, Respondent O R D E R By order dated September 15, 1998, the court held that petitioner's amended habeas corpus petition ( 28 U.S.C. § 2254) contained both exhausted and unexhausted claims. Because the amended petition is "mixed," the court concluded that it should be dismissed. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b)(1)(A). See also Rose v. Lundv,

455 U.S. 509, 522

(1982) ("a district court must dismiss habeas petitions containing both unexhausted…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Rose v. LundySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  4. Castille v. PeoplesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Smith v. DigmonSupreme Court of the United States · 1978

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