Matthews v. Lynch

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MICHAEL MATTHEWS, : : Petitioner, : : v. : Civil Action No. 16-0214 (TSC) : ATTORNEY GENERAL LORETTA LYNCH, : : Respondent. : MEMORANDUM OPINION This matter is before the Court on Michael Matthews’s pro se Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and Motion for Appointment of Counsel. For the reasons discussed below, the Court will deny both the petition and the motion. I. BACKGROUND The petitioner is serving a mandatory term of life imprisonment imposed by the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York pursuant to…