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Peter Gakuba v. Letitia James, NY AG

District Court, W.D. New York

Decided July 1, 2026No. 1:26-cv-00870Unknown

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK PETER GAKUBA, Petitioner, 26-CV-870-LJV v. DECISION & ORDER LETITIA JAMES, NY AG, Respondent. The pro se petitioner, Peter Gakuba, commenced this action on April 29, 2026, by filing a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

challenging his criminal conviction in Winnebago County, Illinois. Docket Item 1. He also has moved to proceed in forma pauperis (that is, as a person who should have the prepayment of the ordinary filing fee waived because he cannot afford it). Docket Item 3. And he has moved for appointment of…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Burton v. StewartSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. Miguel Dejesus Liriano v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
  3. Angelo Torres v. Daniel Senkowski, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
  4. Piasecki v. Court of Common Pleas, Bucks Cnty., PACourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2019
  5. Quezada v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2010

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