Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit August 8, 2002, Docket 02-3548 (Marcus Graham v. Joseph M. Costello, Esq., Superintendent)

JOHN M. WALKER, Jr., Chief Judge.

Under the gatekeeping provisions established by the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, Pub.L. No. 104-132, 110 Stat. 1214 (1996) (“AEDPA”), a habeas petitioner is required to seek authorization from the relevant court of appeals in order to file a subsequent habe-

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as petition in the district court.

See

28 U.S.C. § 2244(b).