Jordan v. Lamanna

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK GIGI JORDAN, Petitioner, -v- CIVIL ACTION NO.: 18 Civ. 10868 (SLC) OPINION & ORDER AMY LAMANNA, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS SUPERINTENDENT OF THE BEDFORD HILLS CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, Respondent. SARAH L. CAVE, United States Magistrate Judge. I. INTRODUCTION Petitioner Gigi Jordan (“Jordan”), who is serving an 18-year prison sentence following her conviction for first degree manslaughter in New York State Supreme Court, brings a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(the “Petition”) asserting that the New York…