Courtney Ealy v. John Barwick, Warden of Pinckneyville Correctional Center

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION COURTNEY EALY, Petitioner, NO. 1:24-CV-11453 v. Judge Edmond E. Chang JOHN BARWICK, Warden of Pinckneyville Correctional Center,1 Respondent. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Back in 2016, Courtney Ealy was convicted of first-degree murder and sen- tenced to 38 years’ imprisonment. R. 18, Am. Pet. at 1.2 He argues that he is entitled to habeas relief, 28 U.S.C. § 2254, because he should have been tried separately from his co-defendant, and his counsel at trial and on direct appeal were ineffective for not pressing…