SHAFEEK v. STATE OF INDIANA

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION ATAUL SHAFEEK, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No. 1:22-cv-00628-JMS-TAB ) STATE OF INDIANA, ) ) Respondent. ) ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS PETITION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS AND DENYING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY Petitioner Ataul Shafeek was convicted of murder in Wayne County, Indiana, in 2013. Mr. Shafeek now seeks a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The respondent argues that the petition must be dismissed because Mr. Shafeek's claims are procedurally defaulted. Dkt. 9. Mr. Shafeek argues…