Legal Opinion
Fama v. Commissioner of Correctional Services
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided September 30, 1999No. 96 CV 4860(SJ)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
JOHNSON, District Judge.
Joseph Fama (“petitioner”) brings the present action seeking a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. For reasons set forth herein, this petition is denied.
BACKGROUND
I. Summary of Facts
On August 23, 1989, in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, sometime after 8 PM, thirty to forty white males gathered at the intersection of 68th Street and 20th Avenue, armed with baseball bats, golf clubs and other weapons. This group was there to confront blacks expected to attend a birthday party being given for a white female resident of the neighborhood.
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2Cases cited27 opinions
- Foman v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Brecht v. AbrahamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Joseph Fama v. Commissioner of Correctional ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
- Millender v. AdamsDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2002
- Dion Hardaway, Petitioner-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Pamela Withrow, Respondent-Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002
- Hardaway v. WithrowDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2001
- Wenglikowski v. JonesDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2004
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