Richards v. Keane

Full title: GILES A. RICHARDS, Petitioner, vs. JOHN P. KEANE, Respondent

Court: United States District Court, S.D. New York

Date published: Jul 10, 2000

00 Civ. 4789 (LAK) (S.D.N.Y. Jul. 10, 2000)

Opinion

00 Civ. 4789 (LAK)

July 10, 2000

ORDER

LEWIS A. KAPLAN, District Judge.

GILES A. RICHARDS has petitioned this Court for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. In accordance with Rule 4 of the Rules Governing § 2254 Cases in the United States Courts, I have given the Petition preliminary consideration and direct that Respondent file an Answer within thirty (30) days of the date of this Order. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve, by Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested, a copy of this Order and the underlying Petition on Eliot Spitzer, Attorney General of the State of New York.

SO ORDERED.