McDonough v. Mesmer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI NORTHERN DIVISION JAIME R. MCDONOUGH, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 2:19-CV-35 SRW ) ANGELA MESMER, ) ) Respondent(s). ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on the Petition of Jaime R. McDonough for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The State has filed a response. Petitioner did not file a reply and the time for doing so has passed. Both parties have consented to the exercise of plenary authority by a United States Magistrate Judge under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). For the reasons set forth below, the…