THOMPSON v. MCGINLEY

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA WILLIAM G. THOMPSON, ) ) Petitioner, ) Civil Action No. 17-1042 ) Magistrate Judge Maureen P. Kelly v. ) ) THOMAS MCGINLEY, Superintendent of ) SCI Coal Township, the ATTORNEY ) GENERAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH ) OF PENNSYLVANIA, and the DISTRICT ) ATTORNEY OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY, ) ) Respondents. ) OPINION AND ORDER William G. Thompson (“Petitioner”) is a state prisoner, proceeding pro se, who has filed an Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(the “Amended…