Benton v. McCarthy

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ____________________________________________ JERRY BENTON, Petitioner, vs. 9:20-CV-710 (MAD/ATB) TIMOTHY McCARTHY, Respondent. ____________________________________________ APPEARANCES: OF COUNSEL: JERRY BENTON 15-B-1982 Upstate Correctional Facility P.O. Box 2001 Malone, New York 12953 Petitioner pro se OFFICE OF THE NEW YORK PAUL B. LYONS, AAG STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL 28 Liberty Street New York, New York 10005 Attorneys for Respondent Mae A. D'Agostino, U.S. District Judge: MEMORANDUM-DECISION AND ORDER I. INTRODUCTION On June 26,…