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SIMS v. HOUSTON

No. 4:07CV3088.

562 F.Supp.2d 1066 (2008)

Michael Joseph SIMS, Petitioner, v. Robert HOUSTON, Respondent.

United States District Court, D. Nebraska.

Order Denying Motion to Alter or Amend Judgment June 18, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Joseph Sims, Pro Se.

George R. Love, Attorney General's Office, Lincoln, NE, for Respondent.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

RICHARD G. KOPF, District Judge.

Deciding that the petitioner's claims have been procedurally defaulted or, in one case, lack merit, I deny Michael Joseph Sims' petition for writ of habeas corpus. Sims will have to serve out his sentence for murder and other serious crimes. I next explain why that is so.

I. Background

Sims filed his petition for writ of habeas corpus on April 2, 2007, naming Robert Houston, Director...

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