Matthews v. Abramajtys

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER DENYING RESPONDENT’S MOTION TO DISMISS AND SETTING DEADLINE FOR RESPONSIVE PLEAD ING 1

TARNOW, District Judge.

I. Introduction

Petitioner Lorenzo Matthews, a state prisoner currently confined at the Ionia Maximum Facility in Ionia, Michigan, 2 has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 alleging that he is incarcerated in violation of his constitutional rights. Petitioner was convicted of three counts of first degree murder and one count of felony firearm following a bench trial in the Recorder’s Court for the City of Detroit. He was…