Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Drain v. Washington
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided May 28, 1999No. 97 C 748PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
MANNING, District Judge.
Petitioner Jameel Drain seeks a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He also seeks leave to file a reply in support of his petition. For the following reasons, Drain’s motion for leave to file a reply is granted and his request for relief under § 2254 is denied.
I. Background
A. Jurisdiction
The Antiterrorism and Effective. Death Penalty Act of 1996, Pub.L. 104-132, 100 Stat. 1214 (the “AEDPA”), which amended the statutory provisions governing federal writs .of habeas corpus, became effective on April 24,, 1996. Because Drain filed his…
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