Brown v. Melvin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION OMMEN BROWN, R03687, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No. 18 C 1440 ) Judge Thomas M. Durkin MICHAEL MELVIN, Warden, ) Pontiac Correctional Center, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Petitioner Ommen Brown filed this habeas petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Respondent Michael Melvin argues that the petition should be dismissed as untimely. For the following reasons, Respondent’s motion is granted and Brown’s habeas petition is denied. Background In 1998, following a bench trial, Brown was convicted of the…