Besser v. Walsh

Full title: JAMES BESSER, Petitioner, v. JAMES WALSH, Superintendent, Sullivan…

Court: United States District Court, S.D. New York

Date published: Sep 30, 2002

02 Civ. 6775 (LAK) (S.D.N.Y. Sep. 30, 2002)

Opinion

02 Civ. 6775 (LAK).

September 30, 2002

ORDER

LEWIS A. KAPLAN, District Judge

James Besser has petitioned this Court for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. In accordance with Rule 4 of the Rules Governing § 2254 Cases in the United States Courts, I have given the Petition preliminary consideration and direct that the Attorney General file an Answer within thirty (30) days of the date of this Order. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve, by Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested, a copy of this Order and the underlying Petition on Eliot Spitzer, Attorney General of the State of New York.

SO ORDERED.