BISHOP v. MCGINLEY

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA KALVIN BISHOP Petitioner, CIVIL ACTION NO. 19-1461 v. THOMAS MCGINLEY, et al., Respondents. MEMORANDUM OPINION Rufe, J. July 14, 2021 Petitioner Kalvin Bishop pled guilty to third-degree murder, aggravated assault, and possessing an instrument of crime before the Honorable Lillian Ransom in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.1 He was sentenced to 221/2 to 45 years of imprisonment. Petitioner has filed a pro se Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The Petition was referred to Magistrate Judge…