Begnoche v. Thompson

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA PAUL BEGNOCHE, : Petitioner, : V. > 3:15-CV-2047 : (JUDGE MARIANI) BRIAN THOMPSON, et al., Respondents. : PAUL BEGNOCHE, : Petitioner, : V. > 3:16-CV-2455 : (JUDGE MARIANI) BRIAN THOMPSON, et al., : Respondents. : MEMORANDUM OPINION INTRODUCTION AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY Pending before the Court is a Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) (Case No. 3:15- CV-2047, Doc. 163; Case No. 3:16-CV-2455, Doc. 20) by Magistrate Judge Carlson in which he recommends the denial of two federal habeas corpus petitions brought by a state…