Carmine Galante v. The Warden, Metropolitan Correctional Center and the United States Parole Commission

Carmine Galante, who was mandatorily released from federal prison in 1974 pursu ant to 18 U.S.C. § 4163 after serving 12 years of a 20-year sentence imposed in 1962 by the Southern District of New York for violations of federal narcotics laws, appeals from an order of Judge Robert J. Ward dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner sought release on bail pending termination of proceedings before the United States Parole Commission (“Commission”) for revocation of his status as a parolee. Revocation is sought on the ground that he violated one of the conditions of his…