LAINFIESTA v. ARTUZ

No. 00-2643.

253 F.3d 151 (2001)

Shawn Ian LAINFIESTA, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Christopher ARTUZ, Superintendent, Greenhaven Corr. Facility; Elliot Spitzer, Attorney General, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. August Term, 2000.

Decided: June 8, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank J. Loss, Legal Aid Society, New York, NY, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Elizabeth F. Bernhardt, District Attorney's Office Bronx County, Bronx, NY, for Respondents-Appellees.

Before: McLAUGHLIN, SOTOMAYOR, Circuit Judges, and BERTELSMAN, District Judge.


McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge:

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