Caruso v. Gaffney

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS __________________________________________ ) ) STEVEN CARUSO, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 17-11822-DJC ) ERIN GAFFNEY, ) ) Respondent. ) ) __________________________________________) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER CASPER, J. March 6, 2019 I. Introduction Petitioner Steven Caruso (“Caruso”), acting pro se, has filed a petition seeking a writ of habeas corpus (“Petition”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C § 2254. D. 21. Erin Gaffney (“Gaffney”), the Superintendent of Old Colony Correctional Center (“OCCC”), opposes the Petition on the basis that…