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DeSOUSA v. ABRAMS

No. 79 C 687.

467 F.Supp. 511 (1979)

Thomas DeSOUSA, Petitioner, v. Robert ABRAMS, Attorney General of the State of New York, Respondent.

United States District Court, E. D. New York.

March 21, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald L. Shargel, New York City, for petitioner.

Robert Abrams, Atty. Gen., New York City, for respondent.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

NICKERSON, District Judge.

Thomas DeSousa has petitioned this court for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.

Although the petition states that DeSousa is presently incarcerated in the Clinton Correctional Facility, Dannemora, New York, it names Robert Abrams, Attorney General of the State of New York, as respondent. As such, the petition fails to comply with 28 U.S.C. § 2242, which states that an application...

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