Coakley v. Christiansen

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION TYWAUN COAKLEY, Petitioner, CASE NO. 2:19-CV-10241 v. HON. NANCY G. EDMUNDS JOHN CHRISTIANSEN, Respondent. _____________________________/ OPINION AND ORDER DENYING THE PETITION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS, DENYING A CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY, AND DENYING LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS ON APPEAL I. Introduction This is a pro se habeas case brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Former Michigan prisoner Tywaun Coakley (“Petitioner”) was convicted of vehicular manslaughter, MICH. COMP. LAWS § 750.321, following a…