Johnson v. Greene

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION OTIS JOHNSON, ) ) Petitioner, ) 16 C 2964 ) vs. ) Judge Gary Feinerman ) BRITTANY GREENE, Warden, Western Illinois ) Correctional Center, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Otis Johnson, an Illinois prisoner serving a 35-year sentence for first-degree murder, petitions for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Docs. 1, 56. At Johnson’s request, the proceedings were stayed for some time while he pursued successive post-conviction relief in state court. Docs. 20, 54. Johnson’s habeas…