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· 1/12/1988

Pedro Cuadra v. James E. Sullivan

Citations

  • 837 F.2d 56
  • 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 337

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  • where petitioners are pro se, “the district court ‘should review habeas petitions with a lenient eye, allowing borderline cases to proceed,’ ” quoting Williams v. Kullman, 722 F.2d 1048, 1050 (2d Cir. 1983)
  • “[W]e have ruled that summary dismissal of a habeas petition prior to requiring a response is appropriate only where the petition indicates ‘that petitioner can prove no set of facts to support a claim entitling him to relief.’” (quoting Williams, 722 F.2d at 1050 (2d Cir. 1983

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Judges: Lumbard, Kearse, Altimari

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