United States Second Circuit

In 16 consolidated habeas appeals under 28 U.S.C. section 2254, because the cases involve petitioners who were convicted of a variety of unrelated crimes, the order of consolidation is vacated. "Inappropriately phrased" certificates of appealability are withdrawn.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/27/2003
• Published 02/27/2003

Judges

• KEARSE, Circuit Judge., Before:  KEARSE, STRAUB, and SACK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Larry W. Yackle, Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts (Perry S. Reich, Schapiro & Reich, Lindenhurst, New York, NY, on the brief), for Petitioners-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Amy Appelbaum, Assistant District Attorney, Kings County, Brooklyn, New York (Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney for Kings County, Leonard Joblove, Victor Barall, Assistant District Attorneys, Brooklyn, New York, Richard A. Brown, District Attorney for Queens County, John M. Castellano, Assistant District Attorney, Kew Gardens, New York, Eliot Spitzer, Attorney General for the State of New York, Valerie Singleton, Assistant Attorney General, New York, New York, on the brief), for Respondents-Appellees.