Legal Opinion

Simpson v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided October 30, 1985No. Civ. A. 81-1193-SPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON AMENDED MOTION TO DISMISS

SKINNER, District Judge.

This is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by Michael Simpson, a/k/a Woods (“Simpson”). Simpson is currently an inmate at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution in Walpole, Massachusetts. The Commonwealth has answered the petition and moved to dismiss on grounds of failure to exhaust, waiver, and failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. The petitioner, by his court appointed counsel, has moved to amend his petition to delete unexhausted claims, has opposed the motion to dismiss, and has…

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3Cited by1 opinion

Michael Simpson, A/K/A Woods v. Commonwealth of MassachusettsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986