Legal Opinion

James J. Esperon v. Fred Bordallo, Director of the Guam Department of Corrections

District Court, D. Guam

Decided March 31, 2026No. 1:24-cv-00007Unknown

1Opinion

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 THE DISTRICT COURT OF GUAM 8 JAMES J. ESPERON, CIVIL CASE NO. 24-00007 9 Petitioner, 10 vs. DECISION AND ORDER 11 FRED BORDALLO, Director of the Guam 12 Department of Corrections, 13 Respondent. 14 15 Before the court is Petitioner James J. Esperon’s Amended Petition Under

18 U.S.C. § 16

2254 for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody. See Pet., ECF No. 13. For the 17 reasons stated herein, the Petition is hereby DENIED. Additionally, the motion to appoint 18 counsel is denied. Further, Petitioner is not entitled to a certificate of appealability. 19 I. BACKGROUND1 20…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  5. David Poe Wood v. Vernon G. Housewright, George SumnerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990

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