Curtis v. Billingsey

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK MELVIN CURTIS, Petitioner, ORDER - v - 16 Civ. 2558 (PGG) (JLC) TERRY BILLINGSLEY, Respondent. PAUL G. GARDEPHE, U.S.D.J.: Pro se Petitioner Melvin Curtis has filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. (Pet. (Dkt. No. 1)) Magistrate Judge James L. Cott submitted a Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) recommending that this Court deny the petition. (R&R (Dkt. No. 21) at 17)1 For the reasons stated below, this Court will adopt the R&R in its entirety and deny the petition. BACKGROUND I. THE HABEAS PETITION…