Reinard v. State of New York

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK DONALD REINARD, Petitioner, v. 17-CV-708-LJV-MJR DECISION & ORDER EARL BELL,1 Respondent INTRODUCTION On July 26, 2017, the pro se petitioner, Donald Reinard, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, alleging that his convictions in the county court of Niagara County, New York, were obtained in violation of his constitutional rights. Docket Item 1. On March 19, 2018, the respondent answered the petition. Docket Item 10. On August 20, 2018, Reinard asked the Court to stay his habeas petition and hold it in…