Mathews v. Roden

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS __________________________________________ ) LOUIS H. MATHEWS, ) ) Petitioner, ) Civil Action No. ) 09-12200-FDS v. ) ) STEVEN SILVA, ) ) Respondent. ) __________________________________________) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON MOTIONS FOR RELIEF AND RE-FILED PETITION SAYLOR, J. This is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner Louis Mathews is an inmate at Massachusetts Correctional Institution - Norfolk in Norfolk, Massachusetts. Respondent Steven Silva is the current superintendent at MCI-Norfolk.1 I.…