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YORK v. WARD

No. 82 Civ. 1188.

538 F.Supp. 315 (1982)

James Dixon YORK and Abdul Majid (f/k/a Anthony L. LaBorde), Petitioners, v. Benjamin WARD, Commissioner of Correction of the City of New York, Respondent.

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

May 3, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Santucci, Dist. Atty., Debbie Stevens and Charles Tesagrossa, Asst. Dist. Attys., Kew Gardens, N. Y., for respondent.

William M. Kunstler, Randolph M. Scott-McLaughlin, New York City, for petitioner York.

C. Vernon Mason, New York City, for petitioner Majid.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

GLASSER, District Judge.

A petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 was filed on April 30, 1982, on behalf of James Dixon York and Abdul Majid (f/k/a Anthony L. LaBorde). The petitioners also submitted for the Court's signature an order to show cause that would direct the respondent, Benjamin Ward, Commissioner of Correction of the City of New York, to show cause...

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