Legal Opinion
Moorish Science Temple of America, Inc., and Bro. R. Smallwood-El v. Harold J. Smith
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 26, 1982No. Docket 81-2401PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESKILL, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Bro. R. Smallwood-El, pro se, appeals from the judgment of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York, Curtin, C.J., denying his motion for permission to proceed in forma pauperis and dismissing sua sponte his petition for a writ of habeas corpus for failure to exhaust state remedies as required by 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b) and (c). In his petition to the district court, Smallwood-El raised several claims challenging various state proceedings leading to his arrest. 1 Two of his claims set forth violations of his constitutional rights…
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