Woodard v. Illinois

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS ANTHONY THOMAS DEWAYNE ) WOODARD, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) Case No. 3:24-cv-1251-DWD vs. ) ) PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM & ORDER DUGAN, District Judge: Petitioner, a pretrial detainee in the Circuit Court of Perry County, Illinois, filed a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus (“Petition”) (Doc. 1) and a Motion for Removal Jurisdiction in Propria Persona (Doc. 4). The statutory basis for the Petition is unclear. (Doc. 1). In any event, though, the Petition is now before the Court for a…