Farkas v. Kizziah

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY SOUTHERN DIVISION AT PIKEVILLE MITCHELL LEON FARKAS, Petitioner, Civil No. 7: 18-43-KKC V. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER GREGORY KIZZIAH, Warden, Respondent. *** *** *** *** Inmate Mitchell Farkas has filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Farkas argues that in light of the Supreme Court’s decision in Mathis v. United States,

136 S. Ct. 2243

(2016), his 2004 and 2006 federal sentences should not have been enhanced under the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e) (“ACCA”) based upon his…