Jones v. Cuomo

SUMMARY ORDER

Plaintiff Charles Jones appeals from the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We assume the parties’ familiarity with the facts and the record of somewhat complex prior proceedings, which we reference only as necessary to explain our decision.

We review the district court’s denial of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus de novo, see Jimenez v. Walker, 458 F.3d 130, 135 (2d Cir.2006), and its findings of fact for clear error, see Taveras v. Smith, 463 F.3d 141, 146 (2d Cir.2006). The state court adjudications on…