Papadakis v. Warden of the Metropolitan Correctional Center

MESKILL, Circuit Judge:

The United States Parole Commission (Commission) appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Lasker, /., granting Papadakis’ petition for a writ of habeas corpus, Papadakis v. Warden, 631 F.Supp. 252 (S.D.N.Y.1986). Because we agree with Judge Lasker’s determination that the Commission lacked jurisdiction over Papadakis at the time it sought to reinstitute parole revocation proceedings against him, we affirm.

Demetrios Papadakis is no stranger to the federal courts in the Southern District of New York. In 1971, he…