Alcantar v. Morganthaler

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION MIGUEL ALCANTAR, ) ) Petitioner, ) 20 C 5992 ) vs. ) Judge Gary Feinerman ) GREG MORGENTHALER, Warden, Big Muddy River ) Correctional Center, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Miguel Alcantar, an Illinois prisoner serving an eighteen-year sentence for predatory criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse, petitions for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Doc. 1. The petition is denied, and the court declines to issue a certificate of appealability. Background Under the…