Almeida v. Cowin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS ) MARCELLO ALMEIDA, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Civil No. 19-10261-LTS ) BRAD COWIN, ) ) Respondent. ) ) ORDER ON MOTION TO DISMISS (DOC. NO. 20) September 11, 2019 SOROKIN, J. Marcello Almeida, a prisoner at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution in Norfolk, Massachusetts, has filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The respondent seeks dismissal of the petition, arguing that the claim Almeida presents is procedurally defaulted. Because the respondent is correct, Almeida’s petition is DISMISSED.…