Gainey v. Ward

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK _________________________________________ CURTIS L. GAINEY, Petitioner, DECISION AND ORDER -vs- 6:16-CV-6560 CJS JOSEPH WARD, Respondent. _________________________________________ APPEARANCES For Petitioner: Curtis L. Gainey, pro se P.O. Box 90502 Rochester, New York 14609 For Respondent: Dennis A. Rambaud Office of the New York State Attorney General 28 Liberty Street New York, New York 10005 INTRODUCTION The petitioner, Curtis Gainey (“Gainey” or “Petitioner”), brings this pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28…