GRANT-CHASE v. COM'R, N.H. DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 97-1520.

145 F.3d 431 (1998)

Cindy GRANT-CHASE, Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER, NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided June 5, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert E. Scherr for petitioner.

John P. Kacavas, Assistant Attorney General for the State of New Hampshire, with whom Philip T. McLaughlin, Attorney General for the State of New Hampshire, was on brief, for respondent.

Leo T. Sorokin on brief for Federal Defender Office, amicus curiae.

David S. Kris on brief for United States Department of Justice, amicus curiae.

Before TORRUELLA, Chief Judge, BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge, and STAHL, Circuit Judge.


STAHL, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Cindy Grant-Chase appeals the denial of her application for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Her appeal presents two questions. First, is 1st Cir. R. 22.1(c) (Interim Local Rule) inconsistent with 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1) and Fed. R.App. P. 22(b) (as these provisions were amended by the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 ("AEDPA")) insofar as it requires appellants seeking collateral relief...

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