District Court, S.D. New York April 17, 2001, 00 Civ. 1263 (Yung v. Walker)

OPINION

SWEET, District Judge.

Petitioner Hoi Man Yung (“Yung”), a prisoner in state custody, has filed a petition for habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 alleging that the trial court’s decision to close the courtroom to his family members during the testimony of an undercover officer violated his Sixth Amendment right to a public trial.