Cusumano v. Griffith

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION RICK CUSUMANO, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 4:17 CV 291 JMB ) BILL STANGE,1 ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on a pro se petition of Rick Cusumano (“Petitioner”). (ECF No. 1) Petitioner is a Missouri State prisoner seeking a Writ of Habeas Corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, for relief from a January 4, 2011, conviction and sentence. Respondent argues that Petitioner’s claims are without merit. The parties have consented to the jurisdiction of the undersigned pursuant to 28…