Petitioner filed a pro se habeas petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 and sought judgment on the pleadings and default judgment. Respondent moved to convert Cobb's petition to one brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 and to stay their response on the merits until after the court decided the motion to convert. The court denied petitioner's motions and granted respondent's motions.
Improved Conditions, Preliminary Injunction (PI), Release, Temporary Restraining Order (TRO)
Type of Court
Federal District Court
Location
New York
Type of Case
Individual
Case Characteristics
Elderly, Parole or Probation Violations, Post-Conviction Detention [jail or prison], Pre-Existing Health Conditions, Pretrial Detention [jail], Significant Criminal History
Compassionate Release Case
No
Case Tracking Number
20-cv-00496-JLS
MORE CASE INFORMATION
Court Name
W.D.N.Y.
Decision
Case Pending
Place of Incarceration
State Prison
Name of Facility
Orleans Correctional Facility
Legal Authority
Eighth Amendment - Deliberate Indifference, Substantive Due Process - Deliberate Indifference (both 14th and 5th Amendments)
"[Petitioner] is serving a year-and-a-half sentence for a non-violent drug offense."
Case Status
Decision Made But Case Still Pending
Motions Partially Granted
The court granted Respondent's motion to convert the petition from one filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 to one filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The court denied Petitioner's motions for judgment on the pleadings and default judgment.
Compassionate Release Exhaustion Holdingsin Federal Case
An individual can move for compassionate release after 30 days have passed from the date the application was submitted to the warden, irrespective of whether the warden has granted or denied the request.
Pre-Existing Health Conditions
Age, Other, Substance Use Disorder, Bronchiectasis (chronic lung disease)
COVID-19 Positive or Symptomatic
Not discussed
COVID-19 in Jail Prison or Detention Center
Not Discussed
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