Ervine v. Smith

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK MOSES ERVINE, Petitioner, OPINION AND ORDER – against – 15 Civ. 9419 (ER) (SDA) JOSEPH T. SMITH, Respondent. Ramos, D.J.: Petitioner Moses Ervine, pro se, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(“Petition”) on November 24, 2015. Doc. 1. The Court referred the Petition to Magistrate Judge Ronald L. Ellis on December 17, 2015. Doc. 5. The Petition was then redesignated to Magistrate Judge Stewart D. Aaron on December 4, 2017. On November 26, 2019, Judge Aaron issued a Report and Recommendation (“Report”…