Frasier v. Warden of SCI-Coal Township

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA LEEON ANTONIO FRASIER, No. 4:22-CV-01116 Petitioner, (Chief Judge Brann) v. WARDEN SCI COAL TOWNSHIP, Respondent. MEMORANDUM OPINION MARCH 14, 2024 Petitioner Leeon Antonio Frasier initiated this action by filing a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Frasier, however, failed to raise his claims in state court and can no longer do so, so they are procedurally defaulted. Because Frasier cannot establish cause and prejudice to excuse his default, the Court must dismiss his Section 2254…