Lessieur v. Ryan

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS SHAWN LESSIEUR, * * Petitioner, * * v. * Civil Action No. 16-cv-10831-ADB * KELLY RYAN, * * Respondent. * * MEMORANDUM AND ORDER BURROUGHS, D.J. On May 3, 2016, Petitioner Shawn Lessieur (“Petitioner”) filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his 2009 conviction in Middlesex Superior Court for first degree murder and the unlawful possession of a firearm. [ECF No. 1]. After reviewing the parties’ submissions, and construing Petitioner’s pleadings liberally because he is proceeding pro se,…