Al-Bitar v. Dennison

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION KAMAL AL-BITAR, ) ) Petitioner, ) 16 C 6743 ) vs. ) Judge Gary Feinerman ) JEFFERY DENNISON, Warden, Shawnee ) Correctional Center, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Kamal Al-Bitar, an Illinois prisoner, petitions for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Doc. 19. The petition is denied, and a certificate of appealability will not issue. Background A federal habeas court presumes that state court factual findings are correct unless rebutted by clear and convincing evidence. See 28 U.S.C.…