Grady v. Gomez

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ARTHUR GRADY, Petitioner, Case No. 20-cv-02530 v. Judge Mary M. Rowland DAVID GOMEZ, Warden, Stateville Correctional Center Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Arthur Grady, an Illinois prisoner, petitions for a writ of habeas corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

[1]. The Petition is denied along with Petitioner’s request for an evidentiary hearing. A certificate of appealability is warranted. I. Background A federal habeas court presumes that state court factual findings are correct unless rebutted by clear…