Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit June 30, 1998, 97-5004, 97-5132 (Gregory Dale English v. R. Michael Cody, Warden, Laveita Osborn Ogden v. Neville Massey)

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Gregory D. English and Laveita 0. Ogden (“Petitioners”) brought separate habeas corpus petitions pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma.