OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Chief Judge.
One of the most troublesome issues that faces a federal court sitting on a state prisoner's petition for habeas corpus is the appropriate remedy to fashion when the state proceedings have been characterized by excessive and indefensible delay. This is the second time we have before us an appeal in this habeas corpus action brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1988) by appellant Steven Heiser, a state prisoner...
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