Seaton v. Goodwin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA SHREVEPORT DIVISION RICHARD A. SEATON JR. #595392 CIVIL ACTION NO. 17-1556 SEC P VERSUS JUDGE ELIZABETH E. FOOTE JERRY GOODWIN MAGISTRATE JUDGE PEREZ-MONTES MEMORANDUM RULING Now before the Court is a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

filed by Petitioner Richard A. Seaton, Jr. (“Petitioner”). [Record Document 1]. The only remaining issue in this case is whether the State’s failure to produce a 911 audio recording (“the 911 recording”) constituted a Brady1 violation. [Record Document 20, p. 1]. For the reasons…