Legal Opinion
Sassower v. Sheriff of Westchester County
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 4, 1986No. 86 Civ. 7403 (DNE)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*129MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
EDELSTEIN, District Judge:
Petitioner, pro se, brought a habeas corpus action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 2254 to challenge a term of incarceration of thirty days imposed for his conviction on sixty-three counts of criminal contempt.1 This court referred this habeas corpus petition to Magistrate Nina Gershon on October 8, 1986. On November 24, 1986, Magistrate Gershon held a hearing on this matter and by report and recommendation also dated November 24, 1986, recommended that the petition for the writ be granted. This court, after a de novo review and consideration of the…
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- Taylor v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. Royal BarneyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Chokwe LumumbaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Sassower v. Sheriff of Westchester CountyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- Sassower v. Sheriff of Westchester CountyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987