Santiago v. Laclair

SUMMARY ORDER

In this consolidated appeal, Plaintiff John Santiago appeals from two judgments of two different District Courts, both denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. His habeas petition in the Southern District of New York was based on three arguments, and on July 5, 2012, we granted a certificate of appealability on one of those claims, namely, “whether petitioner was denied effective assistance of counsel in pleading guilty based on his counsel’s alleged failure to advise him that any term of imprisonment would run consecutively to his undischarged time.” Dkt. 26.…