District Court, W.D. New York January 6, 2011, 07-CV-6307(VEB) (Simms v. LaClair)

DECISION AND ORDER

VICTOR E. BIANCHINI, United States Magistrate Judge.

I. Introduction

Petitioner

pro se

Charles Simms (“Simms” or “Petitioner”) has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging the constitutionality of his detention in state custody.