Sivak v. Blades

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF IDAHO LACEY MARK SIVAK, Case No. 1:16-cv-00189-BLW Petitioner, PRELIMINARY RULING: v. RESPONDENT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY DISMISSAL JAY CHRISTENSEN, Respondent. Pending before the Court is a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Idaho prisoner Lacey Mark Sivak (“Petitioner” or “Sivak”), challenging Petitioner’s state court conviction. Respondent has filed a Motion for Summary Dismissal, which is now ripe for adjudication. The Court takes judicial notice of the records from Petitioner’s state court proceedings, which have been lodged by…