Leopold v. Houser

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA JAMES LEOPOLD, III, Petitioner, No. 4:21-cv-00002-JKS vs. MEMORANDUM DECISION EARL HOUSER, Superintendent, Goose Creek Correctional Center, Respondent. James Leopold, III, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus with this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Leopold is in the custody of the Alaska Department of Corrections (“DOC”) and incarcerated at Goose Creek Correctional Center. Respondent has answered, and Leopold has not replied. I. BACKGROUND/PRIOR PROCEEDINGS On December 20, 2007,…