Legal Opinion

Cope v. Plappert

District Court, W.D. Kentucky

Decided June 13, 2025No. 3:25-cv-00258Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE DIVISION WILLIAM DOUGLAS COPE, JR. PETITIONER v. CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:25-CV-258-JHM LAURA PLAPPERT, WARDEN RESPONDENT MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Petitioner William Douglas Cope, Jr., initiated this pro se

28 U.S.C. § 2254

habeas corpus action. His petition is before the Court for preliminary consideration under Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts. On May 12, 2025, the Court entered a Memorandum and Order directing Petitioner to show cause why his petition should not be denied…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Pace v. DiGuglielmoSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  3. Mark Vroman v. Anthony Brigano, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003
  4. Charmel Allen v. Joan N. Yukins, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
  5. Keeling v. Warden, Lebanon Correctional Inst.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2012

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