District Court, S.D. New York February 11, 1982, 80 Civ. 7447 (RJW), 81 Civ. 1280 (RJW) (Rivera v. Coombe)

OPINION

ROBERT J. WARD, District Judge.

The two above-captioned actions were each commenced by filing a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner in 80 Civ. 7447(RJW) (hereinafter referred to as “the

Rivera

action”) is Edwin Rivera, presently in the custody of the Attorney General of the State of New York at Eastern Correctional Facility in Napanoch, New York.