Brown v. Ludwick

Filing 37

ORDER denying 36 Motion for Release on Bond. Signed by District Judge John Corbett O'Meara. (WBar)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
RONALD BROWN,
Petitioner,

Case No. 5:09-cv-11655
Hon. John Corbett O'Meara
United States District Judge

v.
NICK LUDWICK,
Respondent.
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ORDER DENYING PETITIONER'S THIRD MOTION FOR RELEASE ON BOND (Dkt.
#36)
Petitioner Ronald Brown has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28
U.S.C. § 2254. Now before the Court is Petitioner's third motion seeking to be released on bond
pending the decision on his petition.
To receive bond pending a decision on the merits of a habeas corpus petition, a petitioner
must show a substantial claim of law based on the facts surrounding the petition and the existence
of "some circumstance making the [motion for bond] exceptional and deserving of special treatment
in the interests of justice." Dotson v. Clark, 900 F.2d 77, 79 (6th Cir. 1990). "There will be few
occasions where a prisoner will meet this standard." Dotson, 900 F.2d at 79. Where the court finds
no substantial claim that the petitioner is confined in violation of the Constitution, it need not reach
the issue of whether exceptional circumstances exist which deserve special treatment in the interest
of justice. Id. Because a habeas petitioner "is appealing a presumptively valid state conviction . .
. it will indeed be the very unusual case where a habeas petitioner is admitted to bail prior to a
decision on the merits in the habeas case." Lee v. Jabe, 989 F.2d 869, 871 (6th Cir. 1993).

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Petitioner's motion fails to establish the existence of any extraordinary and exceptional
circumstances which merit release on bond. Therefore, the Court denies the motion.
Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that Petitioner's motion for bond [dkt. #36] is DENIED.

s/John Corbett O'Meara
United States District Judge
Date: July 23, 2013

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon the parties of record on
this date, July 23, 2013, using the ECF system and/or ordinary mail.

s/William Barkholz
Case Manager

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