Van Hooser v. Jones

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FLOYD VAN HOOSER, Petitioner, v. 9:19-CV-1143 (LEK) GERALD JONES, Superintendent, Cayuga Correctional Facility’, Respondent. DECISION AND ORDER 1. INTRODUCTION Petitioner Floyd Van Hooser (“Petitioner”) seeks federal habeas corpus relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Dkt. No. 1 (“Petition”). Respondent opposes the Petition. Dkt. No. 29 (“Memorandum of Law in Opposition”); Dkt. No. 30 (“Answer”); Dkt. Nos. 31 and 32 (“State Court Records”). Petitioner filed a reply to the response. Dkt. No. 37 (“Traverse”). For the reasons that follow,…