Ethan Grim v. Warden, Belmont Correctional Institution

Summary

This Report and Recommendations addresses Ethan Grim’s motion for reconsideration in a federal habeas corpus case. The Magistrate Judge recommends denying reconsideration because Grim identified no manifest error of law, newly discovered evidence, or intervening authority, and his arguments concerning juvenile status and actual innocence were unpersuasive. The document also provides notice of the procedure and deadline for filing objections under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b).

Holdings

1. Reconsideration was not warranted because Grim identified no intervening authority, newly discovered evidence, or manifest error of law.
2. Grim failed to demonstrate manifest legal error in the prior conclusion that he was not a juvenile throughout the state-court process.
3. Grim's actual-innocence assertion did not warrant reconsideration because he presented no evidence satisfying the applicable actual-innocence standard.

Questions Presented

1. Whether reconsideration of the prior interlocutory decision was warranted under the applicable federal standard.
2. Whether the court committed manifest legal error by concluding that Grim was not a juvenile throughout the state-court process.
3. Whether Grim's asserted actual-innocence claim warranted reconsideration of rulings concerning procedural default and the one-year statute of limitations.

Disposition

other