Hammond v. Genesee County Department of Probation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK _________________________________________ JASON HAMMOND, Petitioner, DECISION AND ORDER -vs- 19-CV-6519 (CJS) GENESEE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PROBATION, Respondent. _________________________________________ I. INTRODUCTION This matter is before the Court on Petitioner Jason Hammond’s application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He asks this court to grant him an extension of time to file an affidavit of errors due to the ineffectiveness of his trial counsel, which would permit him to have a direct appeal in state…