Legal Opinion

Martin v. Benson

District Court, D. Minnesota

Decided September 30, 2011No. Civil 11-347 (DSD/JJK)PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

JEFFREY J. KEYES, United States Magistrate Judge.

INTRODUCTION

The above-named Petitioner, James Allen Martin, is a civilly-committed detainee at the Minnesota Sex Offender Program (“MSOP”), in Moose Lake, Minnesota. He commenced this action by filing a Petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. No. 1.) The matter has been referred to this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636 and Local Rule 72.1.

Shortly after this action was commenced, this Court examined Petitioner’s habeas corpus Petition, as required by Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254…

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