BOPP v. CLARK

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA THOMAS BOPP, ) Petitioner, ) Civil Action No. 2:21-cv-767 ) v. ) ) Magistrate Judge Patricia L. Dodge MICHAEL CLARK, et al., ) ) Respondents. ) MEMORANDUM Pending before the Court1 is the Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus (ECF 1) filed by state prisoner Thomas Bopp (“Petitioner”) challenging the decision by the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole (“Board”) to deny him parole. For the reasons set forth below, the Court will deny the Petition and deny a certificate of appealability. I. Background In 2003,…