Anderson v. Butler

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:91-CV-10482-RWZ BRUCE ANDERSON Vv. MATTHEW DIVRIS, Superintendent of M.C.1.-Norfolk’ MEMORANDUM & ORDER June 6, 2023 ZOBEL, S.D.J. I. Background Thirty-four years ago, in 1989, Petitioner Bruce (not “Paul”) Anderson was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole by the Massachusetts Superior Court. In 1991, Petitioner filed his first habeas corpus petition pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

in this court, which was denied in 1993. That ruling was affirmed by the Court of Appeals for the…