Legal Opinion
Agnew v. Kauffman
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 20, 2020No. 4:20-cv-00810Unknown
1Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA HENRY AGNEW, No. 4:20-CV-00810 Petitioner, (Judge Brann) v. KEVIN KAUFFMAN, et al., Respondents. ORDER MAY 20, 2020 Henry Agnew, a Pennsylvania state prisoner, has filed what he labels a “petition for early parole hearing,” in which he asks this Court to direct the Pennsylvania Department of Probation and Parole (“Parole Board”) to conduct an early parole hearing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.1 The Court construes Agnew’s petition as one arising under
28 U.S.C. § 2254.2
Although federal law generally requires that, when…
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