Coughlin, Donald v. Boughton, Gary

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN DONALD P. COUGHLIN, Petitioner, ORDER v. 23-cv-659-jdp GARY BOUGHTON, Respondent. Petitioner Donald P. Coughlin seeks relief under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

following his convictions for sexual assault of a child. See State v. Coughlin, 2021 WI App 27, 397, rev’d in part, 2022 WI 43. Coughlin asks me to stay the case and hold in abeyance his petition so that he can exhaust state court remedies on certain claims for relief, and to help him obtain his legal file from his former attorney. Dkt. 3 and Dkt. 4. I will order Coughlin to…