Legal Opinion
James McDowell, a.k.a. Sisa Butu v. Robert Chetirkin, et al.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided November 19, 2025No. 2:21-cv-18468Unknown
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NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY : JAMES McDOWELL, : a.k.a. SISA BUTU, : : Petitioner : Civil No. 21-18468 (JKS) : v. : OPINION : ROBERT CHETIRKIN, et al., : : Respondents : : SEMPER, District Judge This matter comes before the Court upon the petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, originally filed pro se by Petitioner James McDowell, a.k.a. Sisa Butu (“Petitioner”), a prisoner confined in East Jersey State Prison in Rahway, New Jersey. (“Petition” ECF No. 1.) Petitioner raised one ground for habeas relief, later supplemented by his…
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