Mathews v. Roden

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS _______________________________________ ) LOUIS H. MATHEWS, ) ) Petitioner, ) Civil Action No. ) 09-12200-FDS v. ) ) STEVEN SILVA, ) ) Respondent. ) _______________________________________) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS SAYLOR, C.J. This is a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus by a prisoner in state custody. Petitioner Louis Mathews is an inmate at Massachusetts Correctional Institution – Norfolk (“MCI Norfolk”). Respondent Steven Silva is the current superintendent at MCI Norfolk.1 Mathews was…