Legal Opinion

Shawn Burton v. Superintendent, SCI Forest, et al.

District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania

Decided May 29, 2026No. 2:22-cv-00905Unknown

1Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA SHAWN BURTON, ) ) Petitioner, ) Civil Action No. 2:22-cv-905 ) v. ) ) Magistrate Judge Patricia L. Dodge SUPERINTENDENT, SCI FOREST, ) et al., ) ) Respondents. ) MEMORANDUM Before the Court1 is the counseled Amended Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus (ECF 15) filed by state prisoner Shawn Burton under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. For the reasons below, the Court will dismiss with prejudice each claim raised in the Amended Petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(4), which requires that “[a] district court shall dismiss any claim…

2Cases cited47 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  5. Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011

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