Ford v. Pliler
- Analisa Torres
- 1:21-cv-01470
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Ford v. Pliler, Judge Torres denied the habeas petition after finding no clear error in the recommended decision and closed the case.
Kelvin Ford, whose habeas petition was denied and case closed.
What happened
In Ford v. Pliler, Kelvin Ford sought a court order challenging his custody through a habeas petition. The court received a report and recommendation from Magistrate Judge Stewart D. Aaron, and the opinion does not describe the underlying claims.
No party objected to the report and recommendation. The court therefore reviewed it for clear error, meaning an obvious mistake, and found none.
Judge Analisa Torres adopted the report and recommendation in full, denied Ford’s habeas petition, and closed the case.
The detailed version
- Ford v. Pliler · No. 1:21-cv-01470
- Analisa Torres
- Mar. 2, 2022
Background
Kelvin Ford filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus against Warden Pilier. The judgment refers to an earlier order dated March 2, 2022 and to a report and recommendation prepared by Magistrate Judge Stewart D. Aaron. The provided judgment does not state the substance of Ford’s habeas claims.
Court’s review
The court received no objections to the report and recommendation. It therefore reviewed that document for clear error, meaning an obvious mistake apparent from the record. The court stated that it found no clear error and adopted the report and recommendation in its entirety.
Disposition
The court denied the petitioner’s habeas petition and closed the case. Because the judgment describes review for clear error and does not provide a merits analysis of the habeas claims, this summary classifies the order as procedural rather than as a decision on the underlying claims.
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