Chestnut v. LaManna

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NOT FOR PUBLICATION EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ROBERT CHESTNUT, Petitioner, – against – MEMORANDUM & ORDER JAMIE LAMANNA, Superintendent 19-cv-00133 (ERK) Respondent. KORMAN, J.: BACKGROUND On October 13, 2011, in the middle of the afternoon, Robert Chestnut approached Troy Watt and his friend Hector Ramos at the intersection of Howard and MacDougal Streets in Brooklyn, New York. Realizing that Chestnut was carrying a large gun, Watt tried to run away, but Chestnut shot Watt five times below the waist. Chestnut then stood over Watt and asked if he “want[ed] to…