Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Edwin A. Goodman v. H. William Kehl, Sheriff of New York County
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 14, 1972No. 704, Docket 72-1266PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Chief Judge:
This case illustrates the unfortunate clashes that can result from premature federal court interference with the orderly functioning of state judicial processes. It was to minimize these in the field of federal habeas corpus that Congress provided, 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b):
An application for a writ of habeas corpus in behalf of a person in custody pursuant to the judgment of a State court shall not be granted unless it appears that the applicant has exhausted the remedies available in the courts of the State, or that there is either an absence of available State corrective…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Ex Parte RoyallSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Carlson v. LandonSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Schilb v. KuebelSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
18 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by47 opinions
- Atkins v. MichiganCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981
- Atkins v. People Of MichiganCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981
- Vito Finetti v. David Harris, Superintendent of Greenhaven Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- Hunt v. RothCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Kendall Brown v. John Wilmot, Superintendent of Elmira Correction Center, and Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney General of the State of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
42 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.