BATES v. THAYER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE FOSTER BATES, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) ) NATHAN THAYER, ) 1:24-cv-00175-JAW ) Respondent, ) ORDER AFFIRMING RECOMMENDED DECISION OVER OBJECTION A federal magistrate judge recommends the dismissal of a

28 U.S.C. § 2254

petition brought by an incarcerated individual serving a sentence of life plus thirty years for murder and gross sexual assault, on the grounds that the petitioner’s claims are procedurally defaulted and without merit. Having performed a de novo review, the federal district court affirms the magistrate judge’s recommended decision…